Failure Is Impossible!: The History of American Women's Rights (People's History)

Kendall, Martha

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9780822517443: Failure Is Impossible!: The History of American Women's Rights (People's History)

ISBN 10: 0822517442 ISBN 13: 9780822517443

Publisher: Lerner Pub Group, 2001

Chronicles the development of feminist ideas and women's rights in America from the Salem witchcraft trials of the seventeenth century through the appointment of the first woman secretary of state in the late twentieth century.

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chosen as a YALSA-ALA Best Book for Young Adults

From School Library Journal:

Gr 5-9-A well-organized, well-documented resource. Kendall frames her discussion of women's suffrage with an account of the struggles of women throughout the centuries beginning with early colonists such as Anne Hutchinson. In addition to the battles and achievements of the women's movement, the author addresses property and child-custody rights and the fight for fair wages. She includes information on what life was like for mill girls, women in slavery, and on women in the media. Attention is also paid to how the ebb and flow of history has added to or detracted from the struggle for equal rights. Prominent leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as modern activists such as Betty Friedan, are introduced. Many black-and-white photos and other illustrations add dimension to the text. Four pages of brief biographies of remarkable women complete this thorough, multifaceted history.

Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York City

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