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Women Win the Vote!

19 for the 19th Amendment

Nancy B Kennedy author Katy Dockrill illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:WW Norton & Co

Published:2nd Jun '20

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On August 18, 1920, women in the United States secured their right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Their fight for suffrage took decades of campaigning and marching, protesting and picketing, speeches and imprisonments. Millions of women across the country gave their all to achieve victory. From Lucretia Mott, who stoked the first flames of the suffrage movement in the 1800s, to Alice Paul, the militant twentieth-century suffragist who helped clinch ratification, Women Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through the lives of nineteen of these fierce and courageous women who paved the way. With vivid profiles of iconic figures like Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as those who may be less well-known, like Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Adelina Otero-Warren, this vibrant collection celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and the daring individuals who upended tradition to empower future generations of women.

"The rousing spirit of Kennedy’s writing and Dockrill’s poster-like photo collages shine." -- Publishers Weekly
"The minibiographies serve as succinct and interesting catalysts for readers to learn more about these and other women." -- Kirkus Reviews
"An excellent snapshot view of suffragettes for older elementary and middle school students." -- School Library Journal
"This accessible, well-sourced work is useful for browsing or as a supplemental resource for student research." -- Booklist

ISBN: 9781324004141

Dimensions: 236mm x 185mm x 15mm

Weight: 470g

128 pages