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Marika marches for equality / by Salima Alikhan ; [illustrated by Andrea Rossetto].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Smithsonian historical fictionPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2022]Description: 66 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781663911926
  • 1663911924
  • 9781663921383
  • 1663921385
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: In 1970 thirteen-year-old Marika dreams of going to Harvard to study economics, but her parents both believe that a woman's place is in the home; Marika does not understand why they are so attached to "traditional values," especially since they defied convention when they were married at a time when interracial marriages were illegal in many states--so Marika defies her parents and joins her Black friend, Beth, and her parents and attends the Women's Strike for Equality without permission.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction SMITHSON ALIKHAN Available 33111010794424
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Middle-schooler Marika is caught between two worlds. She and her friend Beth are passionate about women's rights, and they plan to join a national rally to support the cause. But it's 1970, and the equal rights movement has a lot of resistance--including from Marika's parents. Marika wishes they were as supportive of equal rights as Beth's parents, but Marika's parents seem content with how things are. As the day of the Women's Strike for Equality approaches, will Marika convince her parents to support her beliefs?

In 1970 thirteen-year-old Marika dreams of going to Harvard to study economics, but her parents both believe that a woman's place is in the home; Marika does not understand why they are so attached to "traditional values," especially since they defied convention when they were married at a time when interracial marriages were illegal in many states--so Marika defies her parents and joins her Black friend, Beth, and her parents and attends the Women's Strike for Equality without permission.

Ages 8-11. Stone Arch Books.

Grades 4-6. Stone Arch Books.

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