Mama Went to Jail for the Vote

This page-turner will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow the story of a suffragists' daughter. One small complaint is that a suffragist is defined in the book as someone fighting for the right of women to vote, when in fact it is someone fighting for suffrage for anyone--the right to vote of any person, man or woman. Small technicality in an otherwise superb story that reminds us all of the great price our predecessors paid to earn women the right to vote. I have read this to groups of children and the ensuing discussion is always lively. This is a tale not often told and I've been pleased to share it with many enthusiastic youngsters. With Courage and Cloth makes a useful companion as it tells the non-fictionalized account of the life of Alice Paul and the work of the National Women's Party.

I was very pleased with this boook and the contrast it provides the most children's books