Chin-Lee, Cynthia

Summary: "Introduces the reader to women's right to vote"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 CHI

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CHI

Messner, Kate

Summary: "Myths about the history of women's rights in the US--focusing on the ratification of the 19th Amendment--are debunked; the real deal of what happened is explained"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 MES

Dionne, Evette

Summary: Describes a history of the role of African American women as a significant force in the suffrage movement and their efforts to be accepted as equal partners by their fellow activists.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 DIO

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Weiss, Elaine F.

Summary: "This adaptation of the book Hillary Clinton calls "a page-turning drama and an inspiration" will spark the attention of young readers and teach them about activism, civil rights, and the fight for women's suffrage--just in time for the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Includes an eight-page photo insert! American women are so close to winning the right to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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Weiss, Elaine F.

Summary: "The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history. Nashville, August 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting all women the vote, is on the verge of ratification--or defeat. Out of the thirty-six states needed, thirty-five have approved it, and one last state is still in play--Tennessee. After a seven-decade crusade to win the ballot, this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 324 WEI

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Foner, Eric

Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar comes a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 FON

Taylor-Butler, Christine.

Summary: Describes the creation and ratification of the Bill of Rights, explains what rights are, and discusses the rights it guarantees, such as freedom of speech.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 TAY

Furgang, Kathy.

Summary: Looks at the Ninth Amendment to the U.S. constitution, how it came to be passed, and how its protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution has been handled over the years.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73085 FUR

Orr, Tamra.

Summary: Looks at the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. constitution, examining how it came to be passed and how the balance of power between the federal government, the states, and the people has been handled over the years.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73042 ORR

Bjorklund, Ruth

Summary: Many of the rights we consider most important to the United States—from freedom of speech to a fair trial—are in the Bill of Rights. Readers learn how these important laws came to be and how people continue to discuss and debate them even today.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press(r), an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7308 BJO

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Lanctot, Neil

Summary: "By turns a colorful triptych of three American icons who changed history and the engrossing story of the roots of World War I, The Approaching Storm is a surprising and important story of how and why the United States emerged onto the world stage"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2021

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Favreau, Marc

Summary: "Marc Favreau documents the Great Depression--a time when Americans from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear--and tells the incredible story of how they survived and, ultimately, thrived. This is the story of the Great Depression in the United States, from the sweeping consequences of the market collapse to the more personal stories of individuals and communities...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.91 FAV