Bold and Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote by Kirsten Gillibrand - ESSENTIAL

Bold and Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote by Kirsten Gillibrand, illustrated by Maira Kalman. PICTURE BOOK/NON-FICTION. Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. $19. 9780525579014

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

This anthology of one page suffragette bios is introduced by a U.S. Senator who describes how she was inspired by her mom and grandma and ultimately by all the women in this book. The book then takes us into the life and political activities of a variety of women involved in the fight for women to have the vote. 

I adore this illustrator, so I was already inclined to love this book, but it truly is a good one. One thing that I love is that they included a large percentage of women of color who were activists for the vote. There was some complicated racial tension in the story of the vote, but this book acknowledges that and recognizes all sides.    

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher