Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment

Perfect for Women's History Month, here is the story of the extraordinary Alice Paul, a leader in the long struggle for votes for women.

Alice Paul made a significant impact on both the woman's suffrage movement--the long struggle for votes for women--to the "second wave," when women demanded full equality with men. After women won the vote in 1920, Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would make all the laws that discriminated against women unconstitutional. Passage of the ERA became the rallying cry of a new movement of young women in the 1960s and '70s. Paul saw another chance to advance women's rights when the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 began moving through Congress. She set in motion the "sex amendment," which remains a crucial legal tool for helping women fight discrimination in the workplace. A true "girl power" book for today's young women, the title includes archival images, an author's note, a bibliography, and source notes.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 02/28/2017
ISBN: 9781629793238
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2016 pg. 155
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2016
School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 119
Booklist 02/01/2017 pg. 32
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 188150 / Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment
Reading Level: 7.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7