Champions of change : 25 women who made history /

Watkins, Naomi,

Champions of change : 25 women who made history / Champions of change : twenty-five women who made history Naomi Watkins and Katherine Kitterman ; foreword by Shannon Hale ; illustrations by Brooke Smart. - First edition. - 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"Better Days 2020"--Page [4] of cover.

Includes bibliography (page 61).

Mary Isabella Horne -- Sarah M. Kimball -- Susan B. Anthony -- Emmeline B. Wells -- Fanny Brooks -- Chipeta -- Jennie Froiseth -- Seraph Young -- Zitkála-S̆á -- Franklin S. Richards -- Emily S. Richards -- Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon -- Hannah Kaaepa -- Kanab Town Council -- Lovern Robertson & Minnie Quay -- Mignon Barker Richmond -- Ivy Baker Priest -- Annie Dodge Wauneka -- Alice Kasai -- Helen Papanikolas -- Mae Timbimboo Parry -- Barbara Toomer -- Olene Walker -- Becky Lockhart -- Timeline dates -- Additional champions of change -- Selected sources.

"The effort to gain women's rights in the United states began at a convention in New York State. But it was in the Western United States--Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho--where the women's movement found its first great triumphs. In this book meet 25 Westerners led the way. With a foreword by Utahn Shannon Hale, Newberry [sic] Honor award-winning author of Princess Academy. Includes illustrations, biographies and photos of women (and one man) who advocated for women's voting rights in the 19th century. Explores the lives of people in the 20th century who further the work on behalf of women in a variety of industries and disciplines. Discover the stories of heroes of the past. How do they shape who you are today?"--Page [4] of cover.

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Women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women--History--Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers--Juvenile literature.
Women political activists--Juvenile literature.
Women--Utah--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women's rights--Juvenile literature.
Social change--History--Juvenile literature.


Biographies.
Illustrated works.

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