How Women Won the Vote
Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea

I read this with my 4.5 year old daughter. As we read I would skip some sentences that were too mature/scary for her so I basically read her a paired down version of this book. However, we both loved it! I learned a ton and so did she! We both loved the combination of illustrations and real photos.......more

Forgive my language here, but HOLY SH*T! This is, By far, one of the best Women's History books I've ever read. Now, I personally prefer a Non-Fiction (not specifically Biography or Autobiography) to read like a Fiction. Susan Campbell Bartoletti gives us a fantastically detailed set of facts about......more

Dramatically beautiful illustrations accompany a simple well-written text to lead the reader through the story of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. The two women met in a London police station, became friends, and took what they'd learned there about organizing for women's suffrage to their own country, th......more

I'll be honest. I am floored by the inhumane treatment that these women received in their quest for voting rights equality. The behavior of people opposed to women's suffrage described within is appalling, sickening, and disgraceful. This is one of those books that will stick with me for a long time......more

Very well-written. Gorgeous illustrations with photographs sprinkled throughout. The paper used makes this a treat to hold and read. The writing is interesting and engaging. The story flows and keeps the reader turning the pages. A non-fiction book that reads like an interesting piece of fiction is......more