Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote

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Awesome story about an important person in our history! My students enjoyed the book very much!

My daughter and I enjoy picture book biographies and I particularly like reading stories about the fight for civil rights. We owe so much to these brave suffragettes and I think it is important to remember that 1920 was really not so long ago. My daughter seems to find the idea that there was a time when women could not vote incomprehensible. I am glad of course she finds it so hard to believe but I do think we still have a way to go which makes it even more important to remember where we have been.

Thousands of reasons to read this book and you can learn about them as you read this picture book. Written by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Nancy Zhang and published by Alfred A. Knopf.So many women led the way to women's suffrage and this another biography of one such woman, Alice Paul.#mustread #PB #womesnrights #history #biography

This beautiful children's picture book tells the story of a major civil rights champion who has never gotten her due. Alice Paul was instrumental in winning women the right to vote in the United States in 1920-a victory that had eluded her forebear Susan B Anthony. "Miss Paul and the President" tells the story of Paul's creative attempts to convince President Woodrow Wilson and the American public that women's suffrage was long overdue. Kids will appreciate Alice's playful approach to promoting the cause, including spectacular parades, a long petition unfurled on the Capitol steps, and pickets in front of the White House. While remaining true to the facts, author Dean Robbins turns Paul's campaign into a dramatic adventure story that will immediately appeal to young readers. Illustrator Nancy Zhang evokes the suffrage movement's distinctive sense of style, including their color-coordinated sashes and banners. The newspaper headlines and campaign buttons incorporated into the pages contribute to the lively sense of democracy in action.

Loved the book. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has children or grandchildren. Kids will learn important civil rights history in an entertaining, painless way. Kudos, Dean Robbins!