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THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL
STATUS OF WOMEN IN IOWA

LEGAL AND POLITICAL STATUS

OF

WOMEN IN IOWA

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AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RIGHTS
OF WOMEN IN IOWA FROM 1838 TO 1918

BY

RUTH A. GALLAHER

SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE COLLEGE OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE degree of DOCTOR

OF PHILOSOPHY

PUBLISHED AT IOWA CITY IOWA IN 1918

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

It is apparent that the spirit of democracy which brooded over the enfranchisement of men without regard to rank, religion, or property has inspired the movement for equality of legal and political status without regard to sex. The history of the legal and political status of women in Iowa from 1838 to 1918 is typical of the development of the movement in the United States.

BENJ. F. SHAMBAUGH

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND EDITOR
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY IOWA