   | Woman's hour : our fight for the right to vote Author: Weiss, Elaine F. | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
American women are close to winning the right to vote, and need approval from just one more state. Over the course of one boiling-hot summer, Nashville becomes a bitter battleground.
| Illustrator: | Powell, Debbie |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 6.90 Points: 6.0 Quiz: 512009 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/15/20)
Booklist (04/15/20)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/06/20)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 04/15/2020 In this version of The Woman’s Hour adapted for young people, Weiss takes readers back 100 years to when women’s suffrage was on the line in 1920. To make the 19th Amendment part of the Constitution, 36 states needed to ratify it. With 35 ratifications, 9 rejections, and 3 states refusing to consider it, the final decision was up to the state of Tennessee. In this detailed, suspense-building narrative, the author focuses on Carrie Chapman Catt, the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and Susan B. Anthony’s heir, and her push for “the Cause” in Tennessee. Weiss describes the fluctuating support for ratification as the vote drew near, and she also provides plenty of context about the complexities of suffrage, including “the Antis” and their fight against gender equality, some of the racial motives against women’s suffrage, and the concurrent presidential race of the time. Although the dramatic winning vote is something to cheer, a final chapter recognizes continued voter suppression today. A notable book that highlights the past and future of women’s empowerment. - Copyright 2020 Booklist.
Booklist - 04/15/2020 - Copyright 2020 Booklist.
