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Stone, Tanya Lee

Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote

32 pp. | Holt | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-7903-6 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon. Stone's easy-to-read text sets the nineteenth-century stage for modern readers: "What would you do if someone told you you can't be what you want to be because you are a girl?" Gibbon's folksy illustrations emphasize the traditional roles of women and the groundswell of people demanding change. An author's note adds detail to Stanton's life and outlines the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. Bib.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2008