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Women's Reading List for In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, this list introduces young readers to women's suffrage leaders, both familiar and lesser known, who contribute alongside others to a broad legacy of activism and struggle towards the American promise of a representative and inclusive .

Pre-K through Elementary

Ballots for Belva: The True Story of Let It Shine: Stories of Black Fight of the Century: a ’s Race for the Women Freedom Fighters Battles for the Presidency by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated Vote by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, by Stephen Alcorn by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Illustrated by Courtney Martin Pinkney highlights the stories of 10 Sarah Green Years before women had the right to freedom fighters, lifting up the stories Women’s rights leader Alice Paul is vote, Belva Lockwood took the bold of black women from Sojourner Truth reimagined as a boxer who takes on step of running for president. to Shirley Chisholm. President Woodrow Wilson in the fight The Voice That Won the Vote: How Elizabeth Started All the Trouble of the century! One Woman's Words Made History by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by by Elisa Boxer, illustrated by Vivien Matt Faulkner Lillian’s Right to Vote Mildenberger couldn’t vote, by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Shane A letter from a mother to her legislator go to college, or become a politician, W. Evans son forever changed the lives of but she didn't let that stop her. She Lillian, a 100-year-old African American women. called on women across the US to American woman, makes her way to stand together and fight for equal her polling place, recalling everything it Bold & Brave: 10 Heroes Who Won rights. took to get there. Women the Right to Vote by Kirsten Gillibrand, illustrated by Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony Maira Kalman and Gillibrand highlights the battles of by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Sean famous and lesser-known women who Qualls and Selina Alko V dared to be different and joined with Inspired by a statue of Anthony and VOTE O others to fight for women's rights. Douglass having tea, this book weaves T together a conversation that shows the E A Lady Has the Floor: Belva interdependence of freedom. Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan, illustrated by Alison Jay Program Ideas This illustrated biography details the life of activist Belva Lockwood, the first Invite an elected official to read and discuss one of the books on this woman presidential candidate to appear on a ballot. reading list. Host a live or virtual storytime with a historical reenactor. Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan For tips on hosting a virtual storytime, visit the Association for Library B. Anthony and the Fight for Service to Children's new guide: http://www.ala.org/alsc/virtual- Women's Suffrage by Claire Rudolf Murphy, illustrated storytime-services-resource-guide. by Stacey Schuett Partner with the or another organization to Bessie just wants to hike and do things register newly eligible voters. boys can do. When Susan B. Anthony visits her town, she discovers that Stage a mock for your school or library’s mascot. small efforts can result in big changes. Play a Jeopardy-style game featuring known and little-known suffrage facts. Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Co-host a program on rights that includes a commemoration of the Bonnie Christensen ratification of the 19th Amendment. Award-winning author Walter Dean Host a film series for teens featuring movies about women's suffrage and Myers masterfully details Wells’ the Voting Rights Act of 1965. dedication to her community and the fight for justice. Visit #LibrariesEngageVoters for additional information and resources: www.ala.org/advocacy/voter-engagement. Middle School

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story Amazons, Abolitionists, and B. Anthony: A Friendship That of How American Women Won the Activists: A Graphic History of Changed the World Right to Vote Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Penny Colman by Susan Zimet and Todd Hasak- by Mikki Kendall, illustrated by A. A glimpse into a powerful duo that Lowy D'Amico united to improve women’s lives, even Heroic actions and human failures This wide-sweeping look at women's when faced with scandals, betrayals, informed the struggle for voting rights movements across the globe is both and backlash. celebratory of impact and frank about then and today. obstacles that remain. Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to Washington Votes for Women: A Portrait of and Changed the Nation High School Persistence by Ilene Cooper, illustrated by edited by Kate Clarke Lemay Elizabeth Baddeley Votes for Women!: American Famous and unknown activists appear From women’s suffrage to the Pink Suffragists and the Battle for the side by side in a thoughtfully woven Wave, this updated edition looks at Ballot together yet diverse collection of women who have made important by Winifred Conkling portraits, narratives, essays, strides in the US legislative branch. From Seneca Falls to ratification of the photographs, and memorabilia. 19th Amendment, women marched, Lifting as We Climb: Black protested, and broke the law to : A First-Person Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box achieve suffrage. Account of the Militant Fight for by Evette Dionne Women’s Rights Dionne offers a long overdue Suffrage: Women’s Long by examination of the roles black women Battle for the Vote This memoir by a militant suffragist played in suffrage movements by Ellen Carol DuBois was first published in 1920 and has throughout history and in the present DuBois examines a wide range of been updated with a new and day. suffrage leaders and the other causes archival illustrations. they championed. Chasing Freedom: The Life Why They Marched: Untold Stories Journeys of Harriet Tubman and She Came to Slay: The Life and of the Women Who Fought for the Susan B. Anthony Times of Harriet Tubman Right to Vote by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by by Erica Armstrong Dunbar by Susan Ware Michele Wood In addition to her work on the Meet a diverse group of nineteen An imagined conversation sets the Underground Railroad, Harriet lesser-known advocates whose scene and helps connect two historical Tubman was a fierce suffragist and grassroots activism made a significant movements for readers. advocate for women’s rights. impact.

Alice Paul and the Fight for All Bound Up Together: The The Woman’s Hour: The Great Women’s Rights Woman Question in African Fight to Win the Vote by Deborah Kops American Public Culture, 1830- by Elaine Weiss Alice Paul's advocacy for women's 1900 Political maneuvering, deals, and rights continued long beyond the by Martha S. Jones promises drove the final votes for passage of the 19th Amendment. For three generations of black activists, women's suffrage as the battle for suffrage goes beyond the became the final state to ratify the Rebel Voices: The Global Fight for 19th Amendment. 19th Amendment. Women’s Equality and the Right to Vote by Louise Kay Stewart, illustrated by Eve Lloyd Knight Display Ideas Readers take a global journey to discover powerful women and their Create a suffrage timeline from the to the Supreme out-of-the-box strategies to fight for equality and the right to vote. Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act. Include a women's suffrage anniversary block on your library's web page and link to this reading list or a custom one. This list was created by a working group of staff Print posters from the National Archives & Records Admin.'s Rightfully and member leaders from ALA, AASL, ALSC, and YALSA in partnership with the Women's Hers project: https://museum.archives.gov/rightfully-hers. Suffrage Centennial Commission. Create a voter resource page on your website that features voting education efforts geared towards young adults and connects teens with information. Make a Jeopardy-style board (poster board with paper flaps) with voting-related questions.