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elllie's review against another edition
4.0
This book was just right for a 2nd-4th grader, clearly shared the narrative while keeping facts in line, and the illustrations were great and positively added to the story.
Friends, this is an important book.
Earlier this year while listening to coverage of the DNC, I teared up hearing a woman delegate from Arizona, who is older than her own right to vote, cast a her delegate votes for Hillary Clinton. When that woman was born, no one of her gender could legally vote in the United States, and she was able to publicly cast votes for the first woman chosen to run for president on a major political party ticket. I think it's too easy to take womens' right to vote for granted and to forget that this was a huge thing that had to be fought for, and if we don't share this story with our kids, we run the risk of stopping progress in its tracks.
Friends, this is an important book.
Earlier this year while listening to coverage of the DNC, I teared up hearing a woman delegate from Arizona, who is older than her own right to vote, cast a her delegate votes for Hillary Clinton. When that woman was born, no one of her gender could legally vote in the United States, and she was able to publicly cast votes for the first woman chosen to run for president on a major political party ticket. I think it's too easy to take womens' right to vote for granted and to forget that this was a huge thing that had to be fought for, and if we don't share this story with our kids, we run the risk of stopping progress in its tracks.
erine's review against another edition
4.0
Great book, but my favorite part may have been learning that Sojourner Truth lost a finger.
elephant's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent book for children chronicling the history of women's fight for the right to vote in the US.
jrfinney's review against another edition
5.0
This was particularly timely for us to read as we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the walkless talkless protest outside the DNC in STL. And it tied in well to I Can Do That, about getting the right to vote in Wyoming. This book was great to see how long the whole process took, as well as some related issues before and since.
tashrow's review
4.0
This nonfiction picture book looks at all of the women critical to the suffrage movement in the United States. From Abigail Adam’s plea in 1776 for her husband to “remember the ladies” to Sojourner Truth’s attendance at a meeting to remind the white women of the movement that African-American women deserved the vote too, this book looks at the many voices of the movement with a particular focus on Elizabeth Cady Stanton who started the called on women in the mid-1800’s to fight for the right to vote. It is a dynamic book that will remind young readers that the right of women to vote in our country only happened in 1920.
Rappaport captures the tremendous tenacity that it took for women to fight actively for the right to vote for nearly 75 years. Moving in a vibrant way from one historical figure to another, Rappaport highlights not just those who were suffragists but also women who broke female stereotypes by becoming doctors and starting schools where women learned the same subjects men did. This global look at the movement demonstrates the number of ways it took to get changes made that would allow women to voice their own opinions through elections.
The illustrations have a humorous quality to them with near-caricatures of each of the women. There is a feel of a political cartoon to them which is particularly appealing given the subject matter. Their bright colors also help show the passion of the women and their drive to make change.
A great addition to public libraries, this book offers a neat package showing the full history for women’s right to vote. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
Rappaport captures the tremendous tenacity that it took for women to fight actively for the right to vote for nearly 75 years. Moving in a vibrant way from one historical figure to another, Rappaport highlights not just those who were suffragists but also women who broke female stereotypes by becoming doctors and starting schools where women learned the same subjects men did. This global look at the movement demonstrates the number of ways it took to get changes made that would allow women to voice their own opinions through elections.
The illustrations have a humorous quality to them with near-caricatures of each of the women. There is a feel of a political cartoon to them which is particularly appealing given the subject matter. Their bright colors also help show the passion of the women and their drive to make change.
A great addition to public libraries, this book offers a neat package showing the full history for women’s right to vote. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
acrapo's review
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5.0
Wonderful picture book that tells the story of American suffragists movement. The illustrations are especially lovely (daughters and I loved to pick out some of the characters, decide why the illustrator made some choices he did).
The book does a great job laying out the timeframe and some of the major figures. But when I explained why Wyoming, Montana, Idaho etc gave the women the right to vote before anyone else - well, I think that part needs a footnote. It’s not because those states were so progressive. Politics are ugly affairs, but this book does a good job of approaching some of the issues.
The book does a great job laying out the timeframe and some of the major figures. But when I explained why Wyoming, Montana, Idaho etc gave the women the right to vote before anyone else - well, I think that part needs a footnote. It’s not because those states were so progressive. Politics are ugly affairs, but this book does a good job of approaching some of the issues.
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