Shunned and ridiculed by family, friends, and society. Arrested and
imprisoned under the worst conditions imaginable. Their struggle lasted
seventy-two years, but the right to vote was too precious to let slip
away. They were true American heroes-the suffragists. Focusing on the
American suffrage movement and its leaders from its beginnings in 1848,
when the first Woman's Rights Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New
York, to 1920, when the 19th Amendment was finally ratified and women
gained the vote, this book provides a wealth of resources on the woman's
suffrage movement. Written for teachers, librarians, students, and
researchers, The Suffragists in Literature for Youth: The Fight for the
Vote offers a comprehensive guide to the available literature on woman's
suffrage. Brief biographies of the most prominent figures in the
American suffrage movement precede the list of resources-print,
non-print, and electronic-for that individual. Resources are annotated,
arranged by format, and listed by age group. They include fiction and
non-fiction books, media, web sites, organizations, and also, ideas for
implementing this important information into the curriculum. Information
on woman's suffrage efforts in other countries, such as Great Britain,
is also included, as are connections to related materials on voting and
the Constitution. Whether for library collection development or simple
browsing, authors Shelley Mosley and John Charles have composed the
ideal book for finding information on the suffragists.
