Gold Medalist 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the U.S. History CategoryFinalist – 2018 Sally & Morris Lasky Prize, presented by the Center for Political History at Lebanon Valley College“…[a] breezy account … prodigiously researched.”— New York Times“The Suffragentsis one of the first works to fully examine male involvement in theAmerican suffrage movement, an area of historical study that has long been ignored by suffrage historians … [it] is well written, a testament to Kroeger’s skills as a journalist & her ability to weave a compelling story that also flows chronologically.”— H-Net Reviews (H-SHGAPE)The story of how & why a group of prominent & influential men inNew York City& beyond came together to help women gain the right to voteThe Suffragentsis the untold story of how some ofNew York’smost powerful men formed theMen’s League for Woman Suffrage, which grew between1909and1917from 150 founding members into a force of thousands across thirty-five states.Brooke Kroegerexplores the formation of theLeague& the men who instigated it to involve themselves with the suffrage campaign, what they did at the behest of the movement’s female leadership, & why. She details theNational American Woman Suffrage Association’sstrategic decision to accept their organized help & then to deploy these influential new allies as suffrage foot soldiers, a role they accepted with uncommon grace.Led by such luminaries asOswald Garrison Villard,John Dewey,Max Eastman,Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, &George Foster Peabody, members of theLeagueworked the streets, the stage, the press, & the legislative & executive branches of government. In the process, they helped convince waffling politicians, a dismissive public, & a largely hostile press to support the women’s demand. Together, they swayed the course of history.