Stories from Suffragette City

Today is Election Day in the United States so it was good timing these last couple of days to be reading this collection of short stories about the march for the women’s right to vote in New York City on October 23, 1915, when thousands of women stood up for the cause. It’s a wonderful way to commem......more

Minority opinion alert! I seem to be starting a lot of my reviews with questions lately, so here's the Q&A I had with myself while reading Stories from Suffragette City: Q: Hey Regina, do you like to vote? A: Heck yes I do! Q: Are you grateful for the women's suffrage movement that gave you the right t......more

I’m usually not a huge fan of short story collections and when it comes to books related to politics, I try to steer as far away as possible -- based on these two reasons alone, I most likely would not have picked up this book under normal circumstances. However, I ended up being drawn to this antho......more

This is a great collection of fictionalized stories about women's suffrage during one of the most famous marches in New York. Each story follows an individual woman's experience with the march. As a feminist and a former New Yorker, I could not have loved this book more. All the stories are good but......more

What a compelling anthology! These stories were written by some of the very best historical fiction authors in this country, and each of their voices and points of view comes through loud and clear. Each story was told from a different perspective, nationality, and socioeconomic status, so that each......more