suffragists

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suffragists

Women win the vote

the hard-fought battle for women's suffrage
2009
Discusses the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, including the origins of the movement, the key figures in the struggle for suffrage, and the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote.

The Anatomy of death

2012
After a heated women's rights rally turns violent, a suffragette is found murdered. In turn of the twentieth century London, Dody McCleland realizes anything is possible. But as England's first female autopsy surgeon, Dody is shocked to realize that the victim was a friend of her sister.

Winning the vote

the triumph of the American woman suffrage movement
2005

A woman's crusade

Alice Paul and the battle for the ballot
2010
Describes the life and accomplishments of Alice Paul, including her efforts to help the American suffrage movement with the establishment of her followers, the "Silent Sentinels," and her usage of peaceful civil disobedience.

Rose's story

a Cape Light novel
2004
In 1906, mortified by her mother's suffragist activities that cause the family to move from New York City to Cape Light, fourteen-year-old Rose sees no value in her mother's feminist views until she tries to enter a horse riding competition open only to boys.

From parlor to prison

five American suffragists talk about their lives
1976

Maria takes a stand

the battle for women's rights
2004
Maria takes up the cause of women's suffrage in Minneapolis near the beginning of World War I and must rely on God to give her the strength to do the right thing.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

2004
Tells the life story of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, describing her marriage and family, her friendship with Susan B. Anthony, and the events that led her to work for women's rights.

Alice Paul

2004
Presents the life of Alice Paul, who helped give women the right to vote, by leading a march on Washington, being arrested, and meeting with President Woodrow Wilson.

The ballot box battle

1998
Cordelia learns a lesson about the rights and abilities of girls and women when she spends time taking care of Jules, a horse belonging to nineteenth-century feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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