# Elusive Victory: The Equal Rights Amendment Fight in Illinois, Vol. 1

By **Mark R Depue**

- ISBN-13: 9780809340071
- Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 288
- Published: 19 Oct 2026
- Language: en
- Price: £67.79 (new)
- Categories: History, United States, Social Science, Political Science, State & Local, Women in politics, Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), Activism & Social Justice, Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

## About this book

Elusive Victory: The Equal Rights Amendment Fight in Illinois provides a detailed chronological study of the struggle for gender equality within a pivotal state. This work of United States history and political science examines the specific efforts and eventual failure of the Equal Rights Amendment in Illinois. Mark R Depue utilizes hundreds of hours of recorded interviews from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and the University of Illinois Springfield to build this narrative.

The text offers a balanced perspective on the experiences and arguments of both supporters and opponents of the amendment. By focusing on activism and social justice, the author delivers a comprehensive account of women in politics and local governance in the Midwest. This volume serves as a scholarly resource for those studying state and local history and the complexities of social science within the American political landscape.

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