A review by mldavisreads
The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman's Words Made History by Elisa Boxer, Vivien Mildenberger

4.0

Nonfiction Picture Book. As this is the 100th anniversary of the Passing of the 19th Amendment for Women's Suffrage, I was expecting some new books on the topic. Elisa Boxer tells the story of congressman Harry Burn from Tennessee and his mother's note that helped pass the amendment. After years of advocating for the right to vote, the women's suffrage movement was at a turning point. It only needed one more state to pass the amendment in order for it to become law. Young Harry Burn risked re-election to follow his mother's advice "Hurrah and vote for suffrage and don't keep them in doubt." A reminder that our politicians are all sons and daughters and real people.