About this book
Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times by Alice Duer Miller delivers razor-sharp political poetry that turns the rhetoric of the early 20th-century suffrage debate into pointed satire and lyrical argument. Miller’s verses — first published in newspapers like the New York Tribune — lampoon anti-suffrage talking points, dramatize domestic and public contradictions, and give voice to a movement fighting for citizenship and equality.
This collection mixes humor, irony, and earnest appeal across sections such as “Treacherous Texts,” “Campaign Material,” and “Women’s Sphere,” using persona poems, parodies, and masque-like pieces to expose the absurdities of denying women the vote. Set against the historical backdrop of the American suffrage movement, the poems illuminate gender roles, political hypocrisy, and the cultural anxieties of the 1910s while remaining sharply relevant today. Miller balances satire with moral urgency, creating political verse that informs as much as it entertains.
Ideal for listeners who enjoy politics, poetry, feminist history, or sharp social satire, this audiobook offers a spirited, accessible entry into suffrage-era thought and a reminder of how literature shaped public debate.
