"The United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago. And when the controversial nineteenth ammendment to the U.S. Constituion-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote margin. The ammendment only succeeded because a courageous group of women had been relentlessly demanding the right to vote for more than seventy years. The...

Profiles the life and accomplishments of the schoolteacher who became the most famous leader of the women's rights movement.

This inspiring story is about an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn't take no for an answer.

Tells the story of Mary Walker, a remarkable woman who challenged traditional roles and lived life on her own terms.

Discusses how a former slave and an outspoken woman, who came from two different worlds, shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it.

Examines the complex relationship between suffragist leader Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson, revealing the life-risking measures that Paul and her supporters endured to gain voting rights for American women.

"Carrie Chapman Catt mobilized people across the nation to dare to question a woman's right to vote"--

The story of Susan B. Anthony who changed the history of American women with her new vision of equality.

Perhaps the best-known suffragist in American history, Susan B. Anthony was a great believer in equal rights for all. She grew up in an abolitionist family and carried those teachings throughout her life, advocating for equal labor laws, education, and, of course, women's right to vote. The details of Susan B. Anthony's incredible biography will fascinate readers as they also learn about the time period in which she lived. Historical images will immerse...

Enhanced by primary sources, images, and sidebars, this engaging biography of one of the suffrage movement s most inspiring leaders paints a vivid picture of what life was like for a woman in nineteenth-century America. Readers will be inspired by Anthony s tireless fight to improve women s standing, an effort that changed the course of history. Bibliography, Biographies, Black-and-White Photographs, Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs,...