(4) 4-6 Women's Stories from History series. The series profiles American and British women--e.g, Emmaline Pankhurst (Suffrage) and Betty Friedan (1960s)--who challenged their era's social norms. Contextualized with period quotations, the readable volumes cover the suffrage movement, the fight for civil liberties, sexism in the workplace, and socioeconomic issues. Scarcely illustrated (more photographs would be helpful), these are adequate surveys of period activists. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Women's Stories from History titles: Stories of Women's Suffrage and Stories of Women in the 1960s.

Reviewer: Andrea Curtis

(4) 4-6 Women's Stories from History series. The series profiles American and British women--e.g, Emmaline Pankhurst (Suffrage) and Betty Friedan (1960s)--who challenged their era's social norms. Contextualized with period quotations, the readable volumes cover the suffrage movement, the fight for civil liberties, sexism in the workplace, and socioeconomic issues. Scarcely illustrated (more photographs would be helpful), these are adequate surveys of period activists. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Women's Stories from History titles: Stories of Women's Suffrage and Stories of Women in the 1960s.

Reviewer: Andrea Curtis

(4) 4-6 Stories from History series. The most successful of this series, this comic book presents the history leading up to Gettysburg, and a day-by-day account of the battle itself. The shorter duration of the event lends itself better to this format, where speech bubbles and text boxes contain spare print. Lifeless illustrations do little to add to the drama of battle. Timeline. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elizabeth Shaver