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A review by ellalouise99
Girls for the Vote by Linda Newbery
4.0
Polly lives with her family on one floor of a large town house. Below live a young boy and his family and above lives her best friend Lily. Lily moves out of town and two women move in. Polly discovered that they are suffragettes and becomes friends with them. Polly learns about the inequalities girls face and how she must fight for the right to vote and be equal to boys. Polly is a very determined character and accompanies Edwina and Violet on their work as suffragettes.
The book is fantastic at explaining to children what a suffragette is and why their work was so important for women. There are also links to how the war accelerated women being allowed to vote. A great book that could bring up some interesting discussion. I would use this book in KS2.
The book is fantastic at explaining to children what a suffragette is and why their work was so important for women. There are also links to how the war accelerated women being allowed to vote. A great book that could bring up some interesting discussion. I would use this book in KS2.