| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
312 pages : black and white illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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| Study Program |
MG+ RL 8.5 12.0 196237 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy!": before Seneca Falls -- "All men and women are created equal": Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 -- "The right is ours": creating a national suffrage movement -- "In thought and sympathy we were one": a feminist friendship -- "You must be true alike to the women and the negroes": division in the suffrage movement -- "Madam, you are not a citizen": Victoria Woodhull speaks to Congress -- "I have been & gone & done it!!": Susan B. Anthony votes for president -- "We ask justice, we ask equality": forward, step by step -- "Failure is impossible!": the next generation -- "Votes for women": the second wave of suffragists -- "How long must women wait for liberty?": parades and protests -- "Power belongs to good": the silent sentinels -- "This ordeal was the most terrible torture": hungering for justice -- "Don't forget to be a good boy": the battle for ratification. |
| Indexed In: |
Junior Library Guild |
| Summary |
The story of the American women who demanded, fought for, and finally won the right to vote. This expansive yet personal volume covers not only the suffragists' achievements and politics but also the private journeys that fueled their passion and led them to become women's champions. |
| Audience |
Ages 15 & up. |
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Grades 10 & up. |
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1100L Lexile. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG) |
| Subject |
Suffragists -- United States -- History -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Suffragists -- United States -- Biography -- History.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History.
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Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Biography -- History.
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Suffragists -- United States -- Biography -- History.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History.
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Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Biography -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781616207342 (hardcover) : 17.30 |
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