Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn - by Tyler L Boyd (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Harry T. Burn's great-grandnephew, Tyler L. Boyd, chronicles the life and legacy of a Tennessee legend in this never-before-told life story.

After reading a letter from his mother, Burn cast the deciding vote to ratify the Nineteenth A

Review Quotes

- Tennessee State Senator Mike Bell (R-9thDistrict)

As we approach the 100thanniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment next year, Americans are discovering the history of the woman suffrage movement and the stories of the Americans who led it to victory. These stories are a vast part of our nation's history but they are not often discussed. It would be a tragedy if the stories of these trailblazers were forgotten by future generations. Works like this will keep their memory alive.

- U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee)

Harry T. Burn is known as the young Tennessee legislator who listened to his mother, taking her advice to support ratification of the 19thAmendment in 1920. Burn secured the right to vote for American women, but his life and character have remained unexplored. Now, in this deeply researched biography, Tyler L. Boyd finally brings us the full man, putting into context Burn's singular act of conscience, helping us to understand how one person can make a difference.

- Elaine Weiss, author of The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote

I encourage others to take time out and read this book and realize how a mother's love and persuasion moved her son to do what was right, even though unpopular at the time, and turned hysteria into history.

- former congressman Bob Clement (D-Tennessee)

This book by a proud descendant lets the rest of us know more intimately the man who seized the opportunity "to free 17,000,000 women from political slavery." The story of what happened before and after Burn's fateful vote has been told often but often told wrong. Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn: Woman Suffrage, Free Elections and a Life of Service by Tyler L. Boyd gives us the real story, one well worth remembering as we commemorate the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in August 1920, courtesy of the Volunteer State.

- Marjorie J. Spruill, author of Divided We Stand; New Women of the New South; One Woman, One Vote; and Votes for Women: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee, the South, and the Nation