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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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She couldn't go to college. She couldn't become a politician. She couldn't even vote. But Elizabeth Cady Stanton didn't let that stop her. She called on women across the nation to stand together and demand to be treated as equal to men--and that included the right to vote. It took nearly seventy-five years and generations of women fighting for their rights through words, through action, and through pure determination--for things to slowly begin to...
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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A brief biography of women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony that discusses her early years and her battle to earn women fair treatment and the right to vote. Examines the life of Susan B. Anthony, discussing what life was like for women of the nineteenth century, and describing how Anthony's vision for equality between men and women led to the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States.
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40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote, several generations of courageous women devoted their lives to liberty and equality. This story is told by three brave women--Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Alice Paul--who fought in the women's suffrage fight.
10) Susan B. Anthony
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
11) Susan B. Anthony
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"Susan B. Anthony creció en un tiempo en que las mujeres eran tratadas injustamente y no se les permitía votar. Aprende sobre la dedicación incansable de Susan al luchar por los derechos de las mujeres. Comprende por qué se le recuerda hoy en día."--P. [4] of cover.
Susan B. Anthony grew up in a time when women were treated unfairly and were not allowed to vote. Learn about the tireless dedication of Susan to fight for the rights of women, and...
12) Susan B. Anthony
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24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
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English
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An introductory biography of the early feminist who fought for women's right to vote.
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"A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women's suffrage, honoring the Nineteenth Amendment's centennial anniversary. Women Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through compact, readable biographies of nineteen women who helped pave the way. From early feminist activist Lucretia Mott to radical twentieth century suffragist Alice Paul, this vibrant collection profiles both iconic figures like...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"This fight determines whether the women of the United States can vote, folks. The winner changes the country forever."--Back cover.
"When President Woodrow Wilson arrived in Washington, DC, to start his first term, women's rights leader Alice Paul was ready to demand an amendment to the Constitution that allowed women to vote. The president thought that idea was ridiculous! THEIR FIGHT BEGAN. For the next five years, Alice and her suffragists battered...
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160 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"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...
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132 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Who was at the forefront of women's right to vote? We know a few famous names, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but what about so many others from diverse backgrounds--black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, and more--who helped lead the fight for suffrage? On the hundredth anniversary of the historic win for women's rights, it's time to celebrate the names and stories of the women whose stories have yet to be told."--
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viii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its leaders and activists, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Sojourner Truth, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
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