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Municipal Housekeeping

The Impact of Women’s Suffrage on Public Education

Celeste K. Carruthers and Marianne H. Wanamaker
Journal of Human Resources, October 2015, 50 (4) 837-872; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.837
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vol. 50 no. 4 837-872
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.837
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received January 1, 2014
  • Accepted June 1, 2014
  • Published online October 23, 2015.
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© 2015 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Celeste K. Carruthers and
  2. Marianne H. Wanamaker
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    • Appendix 1 Voter Turnout Data
    • Appendix 2 Extension: State Spending after Suffrage
    • Appendix 3 Robustness and Falsification Checks
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