Synopsis
Describes the life of the nineteenth-century crusader who spent much of her life involved in the temperance, abolitionist, and women's rights movements.
Rebecca Watson - Children's Literature
In 1820, when Susan B. Anthony was born, women could not vote. They also could not get a divorce unless their husband asked for it or be guardians of their own children. There was only one college in the nation that admitted women. This book takes a close look at the life of one of the best-known woman's rights activists. Susan B. realized at an early age that girls did not have as many rights as boys. (Her schoolteacher refused to teach her long division because she was a girl.) But it was not until 1853, when she was thirty-three years old, that Anthony embraced the woman's rights cause. She gave public speeches, recruited new members and petitioned Congress so often that some senators joked that the first sign of spring was the sight of Susan B. Anthony's red shawl on Capitol Hill. Although the nineteenth amendment giving women the right to vote did not pass until 1920, fourteen years after Anthony's death, it was named the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. With many photos and pen-and-ink drawings, this book gives a thorough look at the life of one of America's great women. Although it is mostly factual, the tone is often angry, especially when discussing women's lives in the 1800s. A glossary and index are included, along with a time line of Susan. B. Anthony's life. This book is part of the "Breaking Barriers" series of biographies. 2003, ABDO Publishing Company,
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Children's Literature
In 1820, when Susan B. Anthony was born, women could not vote. They also could not get a divorce unless their husband asked for it or be guardians of their own children. There was only one college in the nation that admitted women. This book takes a close look at the life of one of the best-known woman's rights activists. Susan B. realized at an early age that girls did not have as many rights as boys. (Her schoolteacher refused to teach her long division because she was a girl.) But it was not until 1853, when she was thirty-three years old, that Anthony embraced the woman's rights cause. She gave public speeches, recruited new members and petitioned Congress so often that some senators joked that the first sign of spring was the sight of Susan B. Anthony's red shawl on Capitol Hill. Although the nineteenth amendment giving women the right to vote did not pass until 1920, fourteen years after Anthony's death, it was named the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. With many photos and pen-and-ink drawings, this book gives a thorough look at the life of one of America's great women. Although it is mostly factual, the tone is often angry, especially when discussing women's lives in the 1800s. A glossary and index are included, along with a time line of Susan. B. Anthony's life. This book is part of the "Breaking Barriers" series of biographies. 2003, ABDO Publishing Company,— Rebecca Watson