| Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote | 
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Category: Book
Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Studio: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Label: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0805079033
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.42092
EAN: 9780805079036
ASIN: 0805079033
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went to college and later gathered other like-minded women to challenge the right to vote.Here is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn?t take ?no? for an answer.
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A beautifully written biography for young readers October 7, 2008
What is most impressive about this biography is that Stone effectively conveys a clear picture of Cady Stanton's personality and spirit AND gives a great overview of the beginning of the movement using clear and concise language. Rebecca Gibbon's illustrations are rendered in gouache and colored-pencil on paper and compliment the story's vibrant and fast-paced tone.
Readers are not overwhelmed with facts and leave with this message: Cady Stanton was a courageous, determined, and well-respected person whose efforts and persistence inspired others to continue in her footsteps and ultimately win the right to vote for women. It's a very inspiring and engaging story.
Elizabeth September 19, 2008
Great book to introduce little girls to the history of American womens' right to vote. Starts as a bit of a biography, showing ELizabeth as a little girl, growing up, and the differences/similarities between then and now. Excellent illustrations--visually engagin--giving a glimpse into the clothing, ammenties, styles of the past.
Excellent book for young girls September 14, 2008
I checked this book out of the library as a way show my young daughter why I'm so fired up about voting. It's written in language a young child can understand. My daughter was amazed that anyone ever thought it was a disadvantage to be born female. We'll be buying this book for our home library.
Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Already at a young age, Elizabeth understood that American society considered girls inferior to boys. As she grew older, she became increasingly angry that women did not have the right to claim ownership of property or the money they earned, they could not attend the same colleges as men, they were not allowed to vote, and they were expected to have babies and stay home to take care of their families. She realized that one of the most effective ways to change women's status as secondary citizens and to change the existing laws was to give women the right to vote.
Together with several like-minded women, she wrote the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, which called for a broad range of social, economic, legal, and political reforms to boost the status of women in American life. The Declaration was signed at the first American women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848. The demand for women's right to vote was the most controversial reform proposed at the convention, and Elizabeth worked the rest of her life to fight for women's right to vote.
This well-researched book does a nice job in explaining to children that the right to vote plays an important role in improving women's economic and social status. By emphasizing this link, the book embraces several concepts in economics related to human resources, work, discrimination, and property rights. Historical narratives about Elizabeth Cady Stanton abound, but Elizabeth Leads the Way is one of the few accounts of Elizabeth's leading role in the women's rights movement that is accessible to younger readers.
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