Jan Doolittle Wilson is Wellspring Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and History at the University of Tulsa.

"A important addition to our understanding of how 'alliances and divisions among women coexisted and were continually renegotiated, contested, and reconstructed through changing historical and social circumstances'.  We see the strength of political connections through the WJCC and the failings of that strength when society turned against any group with a hint of Communist or social leaning,"--Journal of American History "Wilson's account of the forces arrayed to counter progressive women's organizations constitutes a deeply satisfying rebuttal to recent 'rational choice' models of electoral and organizational politics after women won the vote. Recommended."--Choice "The arguments are clearly articulated and all of the evidence is properly marshaled. . . . Scholars interested in early twentieth-century women's political history will find a wealth of information."--Historian

• Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. The Emergence of the WJCC 000 2. The Lobby for the Sheppard-Towner Bill, 1921 000 3. Opposition to the State Campaign for Sheppard-Towner, 1921-23 000 4. The Crusade for the Child Labor Amendment, 1922-24 000 5. Allies and Opponents during the Battle for Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment, 1924 000 6. Defeat of the Child Labor Amendment, 1924-26 000 7. The Struggle to Save the Sheppard-Towner Act, 1926-30 000 8. The Impact of Right-Wing Attacks on the WJCC and Its Social Reform Agenda, 1924-30 000 Conclusion 000 Appendixes 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000

Jan Doolittle Wilson is Wellspring Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and History at the University of Tulsa.

"A important addition to our understanding of how 'alliances and divisions among women coexisted and were continually renegotiated, contested, and reconstructed through changing historical and social circumstances'.  We see the strength of political connections through the WJCC and the failings of that strength when society turned against any group with a hint of Communist or social leaning,"--Journal of American History "Wilson's account of the forces arrayed to counter progressive women's organizations constitutes a deeply satisfying rebuttal to recent 'rational choice' models of electoral and organizational politics after women won the vote. Recommended."--Choice "The arguments are clearly articulated and all of the evidence is properly marshaled. . . . Scholars interested in early twentieth-century women's political history will find a wealth of information."--Historian

• Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. The Emergence of the WJCC 000 2. The Lobby for the Sheppard-Towner Bill, 1921 000 3. Opposition to the State Campaign for Sheppard-Towner, 1921-23 000 4. The Crusade for the Child Labor Amendment, 1922-24 000 5. Allies and Opponents during the Battle for Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment, 1924 000 6. Defeat of the Child Labor Amendment, 1924-26 000 7. The Struggle to Save the Sheppard-Towner Act, 1926-30 000 8. The Impact of Right-Wing Attacks on the WJCC and Its Social Reform Agenda, 1924-30 000 Conclusion 000 Appendixes 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000

Jan Doolittle Wilson is Wellspring Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and History at the University of Tulsa.

"A important addition to our understanding of how 'alliances and divisions among women coexisted and were continually renegotiated, contested, and reconstructed through changing historical and social circumstances'.  We see the strength of political connections through the WJCC and the failings of that strength when society turned against any group with a hint of Communist or social leaning,"--Journal of American History "Wilson's account of the forces arrayed to counter progressive women's organizations constitutes a deeply satisfying rebuttal to recent 'rational choice' models of electoral and organizational politics after women won the vote. Recommended."--Choice "The arguments are clearly articulated and all of the evidence is properly marshaled. . . . Scholars interested in early twentieth-century women's political history will find a wealth of information."--Historian

• Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. The Emergence of the WJCC 000 2. The Lobby for the Sheppard-Towner Bill, 1921 000 3. Opposition to the State Campaign for Sheppard-Towner, 1921-23 000 4. The Crusade for the Child Labor Amendment, 1922-24 000 5. Allies and Opponents during the Battle for Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment, 1924 000 6. Defeat of the Child Labor Amendment, 1924-26 000 7. The Struggle to Save the Sheppard-Towner Act, 1926-30 000 8. The Impact of Right-Wing Attacks on the WJCC and Its Social Reform Agenda, 1924-30 000 Conclusion 000 Appendixes 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000