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The woman's hour our fight for the right to vote

"The story of how America's women won the right to vote, adapted for young adult readers"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	Weiss, Elaine F., 1952- (Author)
Other Authors:	Powell, Debbie, 1982- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Women > Suffrage > Tennessee > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Women > Suffrage > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Suffragists > Tennessee > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Suffragists > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Nonfiction novels > Juvenile.
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Summary:	"The story of how America's women won the right to vote, adapted for young adult readers"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	"Adapted for young readers." "The story of how America's women won the right to vote, adapted for young adult readers."--Publisher. "Originally published in adult hardcover by Viking, New York, in 2018."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	xiii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:	Ages 8-12 Grades 4-6
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [192]-200) and index.
ISBN:	9780593125182 0593125185 9780593125199 0593125193 9780593125212 0593125215
Author Notes:	Elaine Weiss is a journalist and author whose magazine feature writing has been recognized with prizes from the Society of Professional Journalists, and her byline has appeared in many national publications, as well as in reports for National Public Radio. Elaine's book about the woman suffrage movement, The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote , has earned glowing reviews from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and NPR, among others, and she has presented talks about the book and the woman suffrage movement across the country. Elaine lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with her husband, and they have two grown children. When not working at her desk, she can be found paddling her kayak on the Chesapeake Bay. And she votes in every election.