Describes a history of the role of African American women as a significant force in the suffrage movement and their efforts to be accepted as equal partners by their fellow activists.

Imprisonment, hunger strikes, suffrajitsu - the decades-long fight for women's right to vote was at times a ferocious one. Acclaimed artist David Roberts gives these important, socially transformative times their due in a colorfully illustrated history that includes many of the important faces of the movement in portraiture and scenes that both dignify and enliven. He has created a timely and thoroughly engaging resource in his first turn as nonfiction...

Documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Though virtually forgotten today, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a household name in Black America during much of her lifetime (1863-1931) and was considered the equal of her well-known African American contemporaries such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Ida B. Wells:...

"A picture book biography about Ida B. Wells and her life as a suffragist, with a focus on the Women's March of 1913"--

A biography of Victoria Woodhull, the first female candidate for the presidency of the United States in 1872, discussing her scandalous career as a clairvoyant and magnetic healer, her efforts of behalf of women's suffrage, and her demand for sexual equality with men.

Presents a children's book about a little girl named Susan Elizabeth whose mother is a suffragist fighting for women's right to vote and who gets arrested for picketing and staging a protest in front of the White House.

"A history of the women's suffrage movement throughout the world, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.

"Since the beginning of the US, women have fought for gender equality.  Many women additionally fought for racial equality.  Through current and historical photograhs, learn about the women who fought for equality, such as Ida B. Wells, Shirley Chisholm, and Adelina Otero-Warren, and learn about major events of the movements, including the Night of Terror and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.  Then discover the movement's connection to modern...