Women and the Vote

Informational (nonfiction) 960L

For more than seventy years, activists such as Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought tirelessly for women’s right to vote in the United States. Women and the Vote is a detailed account of the history and ultimate success of the women’s suffrage movement. Historic photographs document the struggle of thousands of women to gain voice in a country and government resistant to viewing women as equals. Students will gain insight into the tremendous impact of the Nineteenth Amendment on the United States.