YA Books about the 19th Amendment & Voting

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

A Friendship That Changed the World

by Colman, Penny

Book - 2011

A dual biography of the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the friendship that they formed. Together they challenged entrenched beli...Show more A dual biography of the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the friendship that they formed. Together they challenged entrenched beliefs, customs, and laws that oppressed women and spearheaded the fight to gain legal rights, including the right to vote, despite fierce opposition, daunting conditions, scandalous entanglements, and betrayal by their friends and allies. For 7th-9th grades. Show less

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Votes for Women!

American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot

by Conkling, Winifred

Book - 2018

Relates the story of the 19th Amendment and the nearly eighty-year fight for voting rights for women, covering not only the suffragists' achievements and ...Show more Relates the story of the 19th Amendment and the nearly eighty-year fight for voting rights for women, covering not only the suffragists' achievements and politics, but also the private journeys that led them to become women's champions. For 8th-12th grades. Show less

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The Firefly Letters

A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba

by Engle, Margarita

Book - 2010

Draws on little-known Cuban history to tell a stirring story in poetry. Based on the diaries and letters of Swedish suffragist Fredrika Bremer, who spent ...Show more Draws on little-known Cuban history to tell a stirring story in poetry. Based on the diaries and letters of Swedish suffragist Fredrika Bremer, who spent three months in Cuba in 1851, the story focuses on oppressed women, the privileged as well as the enslaved, in three alternating free-verse narratives. For 5th-9th grades. Show less

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Votes of Confidence

A Young Person's Guide to American Elections

by Fleischer, Jeff

Book - 2020

Every four years, coverage of the presidential elections turns into a horse-race story about who is leading, and who said what then. Fleischer explains th...Show more Every four years, coverage of the presidential elections turns into a horse-race story about who is leading, and who said what then. Fleischer explains the past, present, and future of American elections; how the election process actually works and why it matters; and how young people can become involved-- not just this year, but for years to come. For 7th-12th grades. Show less

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Vote!

Women's Fight for Access to the Ballot Box

by Frazer, Coral Celeste

Book - 2020

In the battle for the right to vote, American women faced arrest, jail time, and ridicule. They organized marches, forged alliances with other social refo...Show more In the battle for the right to vote, American women faced arrest, jail time, and ridicule. They organized marches, forged alliances with other social reform movements, and lobbied powerful politicians. They saw the right to vote as a guarantee of freedom and equality. Today, through voter purges, voter ID laws, and other tactics, many states make it hard for citizens--especially young people, poor people, and people of color--to register to vote and to cast ballots. What can we learn from history? And what can you do to protect your access to the ballot box? For 6th-12th grades. Show less

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Rebel Voices

The Global Fight for Women's Equality and the Right to Vote

by Knight, Eve Lloyd

Book - 2019

Learn all about the global fight for women's equality and the right to vote. For 6th-9th grades. Learn all about the global fight for women's equality and the right to vote. For 6th-9th grades. Show less

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Sojourner Truth

Ain't I A Woman?

by McKissack, Pat

Book - 1992

A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. For 6th-8th grades. A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. For 6th-8th grades. Show less

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The Cure for Dreaming

by Winters, Cat

Book - 2014

In Portland, Oregon, in 1900, seventeen-year-old Olivia Mead, a suffragist, is hypnotized by the intriguing young Henri Reverie, who's paid by her father ...Show more In Portland, Oregon, in 1900, seventeen-year-old Olivia Mead, a suffragist, is hypnotized by the intriguing young Henri Reverie, who's paid by her father to make her more docile and womanly but who, instead, gives her the ability to see people's true natures, while she secretly continues fighting for women's rights. For 7th-12th grades. Show less

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Remembering Inez

The Last Campaign of Inez Milholland, Suffrage Martyr : Selections From The Suffragist, 1916

Book - 2015

Using suffragists own words, Remembering Inez pays tribute to this beautiful young activist and the historic movement of which she was an important part. For 9th-12th grades. Using suffragists own words, Remembering Inez pays tribute to this beautiful young activist and the historic movement of which she was an important part. For 9th-12th grades. Show less

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Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote. For 7th-12th grades. Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote. For 7th-12th grades. Show less

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