National Women's Party Fight for Suffrage

by Emily Sohn, Eduardo Garcia (Illustrator)

Overview

On the morning of January 10, 1917, thirteen determined women stood at the gates of the White House and held banners reading “HOW LONG MUST WOMEN WAIT FOR LIBERTY?” They were there to force President Woodrow Wilson to take notice of their demand for the right to vote. It was the first day of weeks of picketing, which would stop only when the women were arrested and jailed. Despite criticism from the public and mistreatment by public officials, the suffragists were determined to gain the right to vote. Their resilience and dedication fueled a movement that brought progress to the lives of women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496681140
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Series:	Movements and Resistance
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	GN560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Emily Sohn is a freelance journalist in Minneapolis, who covers mostly health, science, environment and adventure for both kids and grown-ups. Among other publications, her work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian, Backpacker and Science News for Kids, and she is a contributing writer for Discovery News. Assignments have taken Emily to exotic locations around the globe, including Cuba, Fiji and the Peruvian Amazon.

Passionate comic book artist Eduardo Garcia works from his studio (Red Wolf Studio) in Mexico City with the help of his talented son, Sebastian Iñaki. He has brought his talent, pencils, and colors to varied projects for many titles and publishers such as Scooby-Doo
(DC Comics), Spiderman Family (Marvel), Flash Gordon (Aberdeen), and Speed Racer (IDW).

Table of Contents

Birth of a Party 4

Escalating Tactics 10

Deteriorating Conditions 18

Shifting Winds 24

A Rocky Road to Change 26

More About the Fight for Women's Suffrage 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Explores various historical movements and resistances via a particular event; Source material to help readers create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time; Illustrates means of changing society; Nonfiction graphic novel format which is a huge market need