Women used to have few rights. All the important decisions in their lives were made by men. They could not vote and give their opinion on who should run the country. By the middle of the 19th century, more and more women were starting to ask why not? These are the stories of five trailblazers who achieved amazing things in difficult circumstances: Elizabeth Cady Stanton began campaigning for women's rights when she was refused entry to a convention because she was a women. Susan B Anthony cast her vote knowing she'd be arrested. Clementina Black organized a strike at a factory that paid women low wages. Carrie Chapman Catt travelled the world promoting the need for women's suffrage. Emmeline Pankhurst led a march along Downing Street in London, petitioning the vote for women. Many of the rights women have today are down to their actions. They helped change society's image of women forever.

 

This book features in the following series: Middle School Nonfiction-Womens Stories From History, Women's Stories From History .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-16 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Charlotte Guillain is a published author of children's books. Some of her credits include Saving Water, Saving Energy, Reusing and Recycling and Caring for Nature in the Help the Environment series.