| Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment Contributor(s): Kops, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 162979323X ISBN-13: 9781629793238 Publisher: Calkins Creek Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016951184 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 188150 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here is the story of extraordinary leader Alice Paul, from the woman suffrage movement--the long struggle for votes for women--to the "second wave," when women demanded full equality with men. Paul made a significant impact on both. She reignited the sleepy suffrage moment with dramatic demonstrations and provocative banners. After women won the vote in 1920, Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would make all the laws that discriminated against women unconstitutional. Passage of the ERA became the rallying cry of a new movement of young women in the 1960s and '70s. Paul saw another chance to advance women's rights when the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 began moving through Congress. She set in motion the "sex amendment," which remains a crucial legal tool for helping women fight discrimination in the workplace. Includes archival images, author's note, bibliography, and source notes. |