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TO MARCH OR TO MARRY is a historical novel about suffrage and women's clubs
by Violet Snow
In New York City of the early 1900s, two young women find their friendship torn apart when one of them abandons the dignified, middle-class feminism of their women's club to join suffragettes marching for the vote. Abbie struggles with issues of marriage and motherhood, while Louise seeks independence, but they need each other's help to find their voices in the contentious world of emerging women’s rights.
Visionary feminists Alice Paul and Harriot Stanton Blatch are among the historical figures who make their appearance in this novel about the battle for the vote and the quieter but profound influence of the women’s clubs that gave women tools for changing society.
"A THRILLING AND COMPLEX STORY OF TWO WOMEN’S RAISED CONSCIOUSNESS and visceral experiences as they struggle to gain the vote. It hits all the buzz concepts: domestic violence, force-feeding, blacks passing for white, birth control, and back-alley abortions, plus that unique bond women friends share." --Sheila Isenberg, organizer of the 1970s New York Radical Feminists and author of Muriel's War: An American Heiress in the Nazi Resistance; Women Who Love Men Who Kill; and other books.
"Snow’s talents shine in this very enjoyable story. It sets high standards in depicting this real-world epic struggle, with its wide implications for modern struggles, and struggles to come."--Ed Sanders, political activist, founding member of The Fugs, and author of biographies of Robert F. Kennedy, Anton Chekhov, Allen Ginsberg, and Sharon Tate.
Violet's article in Best Self magazine/website: "Feminism for the Ages: How My Great Grandmother Became a Character in My Novel"--
https://bestselfmedia.com/feminism-for-the-ages/
Published June 2021 in American Ancestors magazine: "A Clubwoman's Letters: Middle-Class Feminism in the Early 1900s," an article by Violet Snow about her great-grandmother's woman's club. Click HERE to read.
TO MARCH OR TO MARRY is a historical novel about suffrage and women's clubs
by Violet Snow
In New York City of the early 1900s, two young women find their friendship torn apart when one of them abandons the dignified, middle-class feminism of their women's club to join suffragettes marching for the vote. Abbie struggles with issues of marriage and motherhood, while Louise seeks independence, but they need each other's help to find their voices in the contentious world of emerging women’s rights.
Visionary feminists Alice Paul and Harriot Stanton Blatch are among the historical figures who make their appearance in this novel about the battle for the vote and the quieter but profound influence of the women’s clubs that gave women tools for changing society.
"A THRILLING AND COMPLEX STORY OF TWO WOMEN’S RAISED CONSCIOUSNESS and visceral experiences as they struggle to gain the vote. It hits all the buzz concepts: domestic violence, force-feeding, blacks passing for white, birth control, and back-alley abortions, plus that unique bond women friends share." --Sheila Isenberg, organizer of the 1970s New York Radical Feminists and author of Muriel's War: An American Heiress in the Nazi Resistance; Women Who Love Men Who Kill; and other books.
"Snow’s talents shine in this very enjoyable story. It sets high standards in depicting this real-world epic struggle, with its wide implications for modern struggles, and struggles to come."--Ed Sanders, political activist, founding member of The Fugs, and author of biographies of Robert F. Kennedy, Anton Chekhov, Allen Ginsberg, and Sharon Tate.
Violet's article in Best Self magazine/website: "Feminism for the Ages: How My Great Grandmother Became a Character in My Novel"--
https://bestselfmedia.com/feminism-for-the-ages/
Published June 2021 in American Ancestors magazine: "A Clubwoman's Letters: Middle-Class Feminism in the Early 1900s," an article by Violet Snow about her great-grandmother's woman's club. Click HERE to read.