When our country was founded it was founded by rich white guys from England. So, the laws for our country benefited rich white guys. (Now, this wasn't exactly to the case in New England where women had more say in decisions when the colonies were just starting.) This was fine as long as you were a rich white guy. But, most people were not rich white guys so the laws were changed. Now ALL white guys could be involved in making decisions. Ummm... So, in the 1800s (almost 200 years after the first European families started moving to America) women began to speak up and speak out about changes that needed to be made to make the country better. Women started to speak up for more rights. This included freedom for ALL people (not just white people), the right to own property, the right to attend school, the right to vote in elections, and the right to make their own decisions. Now, some people think everything has changed for the better and there is no need for any more changes, but that's not the complete story because it's not true. The complete story isn't in the books because it hasn't been written yet. YOU may be asked to complete this story but you'll probably need to read the book to understand what I'm referring to. This book is part of the WhoHQ series of books. I like that these books are short and easy to understand without overwhelming readers and still get a lot of information across to the reader. To see other books in this series visit http://www.whowasbookseries.com/.
Other things to consider:
- There are some BrainPOP videos on Women's Suffrage.
- There is a kid friendly series based on the Who Was books on Netflix. It's not my favorite series (it wasn't made for my age group) but kids LOVE it.
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