Titles for Primary Grades
Hannigan, K. (2018). A lady has the floor: Belva Lockwood speaks out for women’s rights. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek.
This picture book illustrates the life and work of Belva Lockwood. She was a women’s right activist and wanted equality in education, the court system, and in politics. This biography introduces the younger audience to the struggles surrounding the cause for women’s rights.
Harris, D. (2018). Women's suffrage. Minneapolis, MN: Core Library.
Harris discusses the history of the women's movement for voting rights by highlighting how women campaigned and rallied across the country. This children's title has easy-to-read text supplemented with a table of contents, helpful back matter, vivid illustrations, and a glossary. It is aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards and is part of the Protest Movements series.
Light, K. (2019). Questions and answers about women's suffrage. New York, NY: PowerKids Press.
The author chronicles the women's suffrage movement in the United States by discussing the contributions of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Susan B. Anthony. Primary source materials, such as photographs, first-hand accounts, publications, and drawings are included. Sidebars encourage children to ask and answer questions about the movement. This children's title is part of the Eye on Historical Sources series.
Rappaport, D. (2016). Elizabeth started all the trouble. New York, NY: Disney Hyperion.
This non-fiction picture book provides an account of the women’s suffrage movement for younger children. Rappaport highlights the contributions of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucy Stone. This work received strong positive reviews in School Library Journal and Kirkus.
