Reviews

Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers, The Staff of the New York Times

oolonged's review

5.0

love love love everything about this book. so much education i didn’t get. seeing queer, Black, indigenous, and Mexican representation in the suffragette movement from the 1800s-1900s makes my heart singggg

eviewritesjunk's review

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. Veronica Chambers brings to the center that the right to vote for minority women did not automatically happen with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. This book focuses on the minority women who fought for their peoples' rights. I love the care that was taken in explaining the history of each woman. The artwork is vibrant and well done as well. I highly recommend this book!

raisinglebarre's review

4.0

A much-needed account of the non-white women that brought suffrage into fruition and were soon forgotten by their white counterparts and, therefore, the history books.

sdertinger's review

5.0

Veronica Chambers and the NYT staff have outdone themselves! The amount of work put into this powerful collaboration is truly inspirational. This book commemorates the 100th anniversary of the women and stories of said women who changed America for the better and fought for the 19th amendment. Not only do you hear of more well-known suffragists like Susan B. Anthony, but we also hear of lesser-known suffragists who made big changes like Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. The illustrations that are embedded throughout are lovely and the color scheme is vivid and quite unique. I am looking forward to seeing this book in our library and sharing about the work that went into it as well.

lyraswanson's review

5.0

I was so excited to get this title through NetGalley! Finish the Fight! is such a fantastic resource for both teens and adults. In this book, Chambers introduces the reader to a number of Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian, and Queer suffragists who fought for the right to vote. If you are looking to expand your knowledge of women's suffrage, I highly recommend this book.

megansnextread's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 Such a great historical resource for a young audience. This book details the lives of lesser known suffragettes who were often excluded from history because of their race or sexual identity. The illustrations through out were beautiful and definitely helped me stay engaged with the book. So many of these women I had no idea about their importance to the fight for the vote for all women! 

 

I highly recommend you pick this up with a youngster or just yourself. It’s easy to read while also being very informative. It’s even more special to pick it up during Women’s History Month! 

read_with_giselle's review against another edition

5.0

I feel so humbled by the stories of all these women who paved the way for my rights. I learned that while the Woman's Suffrage Movement was instrumental in equal rights for women, it took the work of so many from diverse backgrounds. White, Black, Asian, Latinx, and Native American women all over fought for our voice to be heard. Now not only are we able to vote, but we can run for positions of power.

My favorite part was when the authors did a comparison of women of 1920 vs. 2020:

Members of Congress
1920: 1
2020: 131

Supreme Court Justices
1920: 0
2020: 4 (R.I.P Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

U.S. Ambassadors
1920: 0
2020: more than 450

Bachelor's Degrees Earned
1920: 34%
2020: 57%

Doctors in the U.S.
1920: 5%
2020: 36%

Nobel Prize Winners
1920: 4
2020: 53

Olympic Athletes
1920: 176
2020: 49,812

U.S. Vice Presidents
1920: 0
2020: 1 (when this book was written the answer was still 0)

U.S. Presidents
1920: 0
2020: 0

Favorite Quote:
"The suffragists had found their voices and they weren't about to go back to being quiet and polite and letting men tell them what to do."