From Megaphones to Microphones: Speeches of American Women, 1920-1960

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Summary: From Megaphones to Microphones: Speeches of American Women,
Review: This wonderful and unique collection of speeches by women presents not only issues vital to women over a 40-year period but a history of American thought. It answers the question, what did women say once they got the vote? What is clear is that what they said is rich with multiracial and multicultural voices, the less familiar speakers as well as the better known often groundbreakers in their actions and words. The speeches are divided into four sections: "What Next? 1920-31" addresses such issues as peace, conservation, home economics, black male college students, and Native American agencies; "Whose New Deal? 1932-40" focuses on women's political organizations and social programs; "Speaking of War! 1940-45" includes speeches by such figures as Eleanor Roosevelt; "Is That All There Is? 1945-60" centers on equal rights, civil rights, and human liberties. This volume adds to the effort of Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, whose two-volume Man Cannot Speak for Her (CH, Apr'90) anthologized earlier American women's speeches, another beginning