Susan B Anthony

Like other girls of her time Susan B. Anthony learned how to cook and sew. But unlike most girls she also received an ed... (more)

Like other girls of her time Susan B. Anthony learned how to cook and sew. But unlike most girls she also received an education. She learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. She was also taught that girls and women could do anything boys and men could do-if only they were allowed. So Susan set out to change the laws. She fought for a woman's right to own property, hold down a job, and, most important, vote. The right to vote would become Susan's lifelong mission. In this Aladdin Ready-to-Read, Susan's story comes alive through words and pictures, giving burgeoning readers the opportunity to discover her many accomplishments for themselves. (less)

In the fourth installment in the Making of America series, Susan B. Anthony, Teri Kanefield examines the life of America... (more)

In the fourth installment in the Making of America series, Susan B. Anthony, Teri Kanefield examines the life of America{u2019}s famous suffragette. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women: A man could beat his wife, take her earnings, have her committed into an asylum based on his word, and take her children away from her. While the young nation was ablaze with the radical notion that people could govern themselves, g2speopleg3s were understood to be white and male. Women were expected to stay out of public life and debates. As Anthony saw the situation, g2sWomen{u2019}s subsistence is in the hands of men, and most arbitrarily and unjustly does he exercise his consequent power.g3s She began her public career as a radical abolitionist, and after the Civil War, she became an international figurehead of the women{u2019}s suffrage movement. The book includes selections of Anthony{u2019}s writing, endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. (less)

"Biographical information and photos of Susan B. Anthony for children learning how to read"-- (more)

"Biographical information and photos of Susan B. Anthony for children learning how to read"-- (less)

Looks at the life of Susan B. Anthony who fought for women's rights, especially the right to vote. Combining archival ph... (more)

Looks at the life of Susan B. Anthony who fought for women's rights, especially the right to vote. Combining archival photographs with dramatic recreations and interviews, shows how Anthony endured threats and ridicule for her efforts to reform unfair laws that governed women. (less)