It is the 100th anniversary of women in the United States gaining the right to vote. What a better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than to celebrate women and the right to vote. Today’s post features some books that focus on women who made a difference. If you haven’t checked out the Women’s History Month website, you can check it out here.
Here are some books to kick off Women’s History Month and also celebrate the right to vote and more.
A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan, Illustrated by Alison Jay (Calkins Creek, 2018)
Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles by Mara Rockliff, Illustrated by Hadley Hooper (Candlewick Press, 2016)
Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote by Kirsten Gillibrand, Illustrated by Maira Kalman (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2018)
Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote by Barb Rosenstock, Illustrated by Sarah Green (Calkins Creek, 2020)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter, Illustrated by Stacy Innerst (Abrams, 2017)
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris Barton, Illustrated by Ekua Holmes (Beach Lane Books, 2018)
Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor, Illustrated by Lulu Delacre (Philomel Books, 2018)
Gloria Takes a Stand: How Gloria Steinem Listened, Wrote, and Changed the World by Jessica Rinker, Illustrated by Daria Peoples-Riley (Bloomsbury, 2019)
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead by Michelle Markel, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Balzer & Bray, 2016)
Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless, She Persisted by Susan Wood, Illustrated by Sarah Green (Abrams, 2018)
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