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Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote
Contributor(s): Gillibrand, Kirsten (Author), Kalman, Maira (Illustrator)
ISBN: 052557901X     ISBN-13: 9780525579014
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
Dewey: 324.623
Lexile Measure: 1010
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.7" W x 11.1" (0.90 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 500036
Reading Level: 6.1   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
The perfect read for the one-hundredth anniversary of the nineteenth amendment and in advance of the upcoming presidential election, this inspiring picture book from United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand shares the stories of ten suffragists who fought for women's right to vote.

Bold & Brave introduces children to strong women who have raised their voices on behalf of justice--and inspires them to raise their own voices to build our future.

Here are the stories of ten leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women--a journey that took more than seventy years of passionate commitment. From well-known figures, such as Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth to lesser known women such as Alice Paul and Mary Church Terrell, these are heroes who dreamed big and never gave up. Senator Gillibrand highlights an important and pithy lesson from each woman's life--from dare to be different to fight together.

With gorgeous illustrations by renowned artist Maira Kalman, this is a book that will inspire and uplift, a book to be cherished and shared.

The suffragists included are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Jovita Id r, Alice Paul, Inez Milholland, Ida B. Wells, Lucy Burns, and Mary Church Terrell.


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