Stories of Women's Suffrage: Votes for Women!

Charlotte Guillain

Feb 2015 · Capstone

About this ebook

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 woman. 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 traveled 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 thanks to their actions. They helped change society's image of women forever.

About the author

Charlotte Guillain has written nearly 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction. Some of her best-selling titles for Raintree include the 'Space' and 'Growing Up' series. Among her forthcoming titles are Pandarella and Goldiclucks and the Three Bears in the 'Animal Fairy Tails' series, and 'The Frilly Goats Fluff' which will be published by Franklin Watts in June 2012. Before writing children's books, Charlotte worked as a bookseller, a teacher of English as a Foreign Language, and an editor.