Roses and Radicals: Tiie Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote

Author: Todd Hasak-Lowy Susan Zimet
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Category: People & Places, History Books for Kids, Citizenship & Social Education
Book Format: Hardcover

The United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago.



And when the controversial nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote margin.



The amendment only succeeded because a courageous group of women had been relentlessly demanding the right to vote for more than seventy years. The leaders of the suffrage movement are heroes who were fearless in the face of ridicule, arrest, imprisonment, and even torture. Many of them devoted themselves to the cause knowing they wouldn't live to cast a ballot.

The story of women's suffrage is epic, frustrating, and as complex as the women who fought for it. Illustrated with portraits, period cartoons, and other images, Roses and Radicals celebrates this captivating yet overlooked piece of American history and the women who made it happen.

About Susan Zimet
Susan Zimet has dedicated her professional life to key public policy issues such as the environment, poverty, children and women's rights. She served for close to twenty years as an elected official representing New Paltz, NY. Like the suffragists in the story, Zimet stood up against powerful forces and was constantly covered in the press for challenging controversial issues. In 2019, Susan was appointed to serve as The Food and Policy Coordinator for the State of New York. Zimet is President of Zimet Group, Inc., and the President of 2020: Project Women, Inc. Roses and Radicals is her first book for young readers. She lives in Athens, New York, with her husband Steve.

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SKU BK-9780451477545
Barcode # 9780451477545
Brand Penguin Putnam Inc
Artist / Author Todd Hasak-Lowy Susan Zimet
Shipping Weight 0.3800kg
Shipping Width 0.160m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.230m
Assembled Length 23.400m
Assembled Height 1.800m
Assembled Width 15.800m
Type Hardcover

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