The voice of liberty / written by Angelica Shirley Carpenter ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781941813249
- 1941813240
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 305.42 C295 | Available | 33111009756673 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 305.42 C295 | Available | 33111010406995 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1886, the Statue of Liberty came to America.
If Liberty had been a real woman, she would have had no voice in her new country. She could not vote or run for office.
The men in charge of unveiling the statue in New York Harbor even declared that women could not set foot on the island during the welcoming ceremony.
That did not stop New York suffragists Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Katherine ("Katie") Devereux Blake. They wanted women to have the liberty to vote and participate in government. They were determined to give the new statue a voice. But, first, they had to find a boat.
Matilda, Lillie, and Katie organized hundreds of people and sailed a cattle barge to the front of the day's ceremony-making news and raising their voices for LIBERTY.
Includes bibliographical references.
"The Statue of Liberty is a woman, but did you know that when the statue first came to America in 1886, women could not even vote? In fact, the men in charge of the dedication of the statue on the island in New York Harbor declared that women could not even set foot there during the ceremony. That didn't stop New York suffragists Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Katherine ("Katie") Devereux Blake. They wanted women to have liberty and were determined to give the new statue a voice. But, first, they had to find a boat. The Statue of Liberty stands on an island, after all. Matilda, Lillie, and Katie organize hundreds of people and sail a cattle barge to the front of the day's demonstration-making front-page news and raising their voices for LIBERTY"-- Provided by publisher.
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