Stories of Women's Suffrage: Votes for Women!

by Charlotte Guillain, Steve Noon (Illustrator)

Overview

Women used to have few rights. All the important decisions in their lives were made by men. They could not vote and give their opinion on who should run the country. By the middle of the 19th century, more and more women were starting to ask why not? These are the stories of five trailblazers who achieved amazing things in difficult circumstances: Elizabeth Cady Stanton began campaigning for women’s rights when she was refused entry to a convention because she was a woman. Susan B. Anthony cast her vote knowing she’d be arrested. Clementina Black organized a strike at a factory that paid women low wages. Carrie Chapman Catt traveled the world promoting the need for women’s suffrage. Emmeline Pankhurst led a march along Downing Street in London, petitioning the vote for women. Many of the rights women have today are thanks to their actions. They helped change society's image of women forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484608692
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Women's Stories from History Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1100L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 16 Years

About the Author

Charlotte Guillain worked as a bookseller, an English teacher and an editor before becoming an author. She has written more than 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction. She always wanted to be a writer and her top tip is to read as much as you can.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

"You should have been a boy!" Elizabeth Cady Stanton 7

Arrested for Voting Susan B. Anthony 27

Giving the Poor a Voice Clementina Black 45

"The woman's hour has struck" Carrie Chapman Catt 63

Leader of the Suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst 77

Getting Women into Government 95

Other Important Figures 97

Timeline 102

Find Out More 106

Glossary 108

Index 111

Interviews

Skills that children are introduced to include: exploring social issues through real life examples, using a timeline, using a glossary, using an index

Editorial Reviews

...very valuable for ELL or lower level students. . . .these texts do provide a strong introduction to women’s history.

School Library Connection

These mini biographies are appropriate for a general introduction to some high profile figures in women’s history. . . .a good introduction to women’s history for below-level readers or English language learner students.

VOYA

The series profiles American and British women — such as Emmaline Pankhurst (Suffrage) and Betty Friedan (1960s) — who challenged their era’s social norms. Contextualized with period quotations, the readable volumes cover the suffrage movement, the fight for civil liberties, sexism in the workplace, and socioeconomic issues.

Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book

04/01/2015
Gr 4–6—These titles are filled with the stories of extraordinary women who by dint of their courage, intellect, creativity, and tenacity revolutionized their professions or other realms of influence. However, the women's histories, while significant, are given inadequate treatment. The design will be off-putting to students: the books include long blocks of texts with illustrations that appear only every few pages and no headings. Most of the images are awkward-looking modern-day paintings or collages, with few period photos. VERDICT Skip these volumes.

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