Book Pick--Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement by Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr.
From SLJ February 2006 (Starred Review)
Linda Greengrass, Bank Street College Library, New York City -- School Library Journal, 2/13/2006
COONEY, Robert P. J., Jr. Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement. 479p. maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. index. American Graphic. 2005. Tr $85. ISBN 0-9770095-0-5. LC 2005904560.
Gr 8 Up–Published on the 85th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and in collaboration with the National Women's History Project, this lavishly illustrated volume focuses on the years from 1848 to 1920. The chronological chapters move, at first, by decades, and then, when discussing the most intense activity prior to winning the vote, by year. Each chapter begins with a narrative passage giving an overview of the period covered. The pages that follow offer vignettes, brief biographies, informatively captioned archival illustrations and other primary sources (posters, documents, political cartoons), and brief descriptions of events and incidents marking the struggle. A brief epilogue describes the political activism that the suffrage movement engendered and assesses its impact on women into the 21st century. The final pages provide references for text cited in the volume, followed by an extensive bibliography, photographic credits, and a comprehensive index. The language is clear throughout, bringing to life this complex period in American history. While appropriate for students, all history buffs will appreciate this splendid volume.
