
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights
From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment
Deborah Kops(Author)
Calkins Creek (Publisher)
Published on 28. February 2017
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-62979-323-8 (ISBN)
Description
Perfect for Women's History Month, here is the story of the extraordinary Alice Paul, a leader in the long struggle for votes for women.
Alice Paul made a significant impact on both the woman's suffrage movement-the long struggle for votes for women-to the "second wave," when women demanded full equality with men. After women won the vote in 1920, Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would make all the laws that discriminated against women unconstitutional. Passage of the ERA became the rallying cry of a new movement of young women in the 1960s and '70s. Paul saw another chance to advance women's rights when the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 began moving through Congress. She set in motion the "sex amendment," which remains a crucial legal tool for helping women fight discrimination in the workplace. A true "girl power" book for today's young women, the title includes archival images, an author's note, a bibliography, and source notes.
Alice Paul made a significant impact on both the woman's suffrage movement-the long struggle for votes for women-to the "second wave," when women demanded full equality with men. After women won the vote in 1920, Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would make all the laws that discriminated against women unconstitutional. Passage of the ERA became the rallying cry of a new movement of young women in the 1960s and '70s. Paul saw another chance to advance women's rights when the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 began moving through Congress. She set in motion the "sex amendment," which remains a crucial legal tool for helping women fight discrimination in the workplace. A true "girl power" book for today's young women, the title includes archival images, an author's note, a bibliography, and source notes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Astra Publishing House
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
US School Grade: From Fifth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 10 to 17 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62979-323-8 (9781629793238)
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02/2017
1st Edition
Calkins Creek
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Person
Deborah Kops has written more than twenty nonfiction books for children and young adults. Her most recent work, The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919 (Charlesbridge), was a finalist for the 2013 Boston Authors Club's Young Reader's Prize, was on the National Council for the Social Studies' list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People for 2013, and was also named to the New York Public Library's 2012 list, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Visit deborahkops.com.