A review by agf523
How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

4.0

I wanted this book to get 5 stars. It was so good, and I am writing an analysis of it for class. Unfortunately, there was a bit too much whitewashing at the end of the story for this book to receive 5 stars. The ending of the book leads readers to believe that all women in America won the vote in 1920 when that is simply not the case. Asian immigrants, Native Americans, and black women would all receive the right to vote at later dates. Black women would not receive the right to vote until 1965 when The Voting Rights Act was passed--both of my parents were alive during this time, and I bet if I ask him, my dad probably remembers. This book was very interactive, had lots of cool facts, pictures from the past, summaries of letters that were written, and even interactive maps. Even tho there were lots of cool things about this book, it, unfortunately, is getting 4 stars from me because I know we CAN and SHOULD be doing better.