HOW WOMEN WON THE VOTE

In time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in America comes a timely, gorgeously illustrated and inspiring story of the First Women's March of 1913 and of the trailblazing suffragists who paved the way for the passage of the 19th amendment, from Newbery Honor Medalist, Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

American women won the right to vote in 1919, but did you know that years before, the suffragists made history with a gathering in Washington DC known as The Women's March of 1913? On the day before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson, five thousand women from all over the country traveled to Washington DC to take part in a pageant and parade from the Capitol Building to the Treasury Building all along Pennsylvania Avenue. Their demand? An amendment to the constitution!

In a gorgeous, full color 80 page book, Susan Campbell Bartoletti tells the story of what led up to the parade, how the parade turned out, and what happened after. Readers will see the fight for woman suffrage through the eyes of two heroic leaders: Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. From Alice and Lucy's very first meeting at a London Police Station and their return to America organizing the 1913 parade and then picketing the White house in the years after the parade - these women and their comrades were willing to do anything, including going to prison and on hunger strikes, to get the attention needed for their cause. Illustrator Ziyue Chen brings moments in the fight to life through her vibrant illustrations. The book also contains a mix of archival materials and arresting photos, creating what feels like a scrap book of American history.

Susan Campbell Bartoletti is the acclaimed author of many nonfiction books, including the Newbery Honor award winner Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow , the Sibert Medal winner Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine , and Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America. Her picture books include The Flag Maker, Dancing with Dziadziu, Naamah and the Ark at Night, Nobody's Nosier than a Cat, and its follow up, Nobody's Diggier than a Dog.