About the Book
Courage, grass roots strategy and commitment by Carrie Chapman Catt and her fellow suffragists gave American women the right to vote in 1920.
A hundred years later, Barbara Robison weaves a story about this fascinating woman (her cousin twice removed) and that time in American history. Carrie became involved in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and eventually succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president. Her individual suffrage campaign efforts took her to Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota and California. She also thought globally. She founded The International Woman Suffrage Alliance, working for greater woman’s rights throughout the world. Carrie met with kings, queens, Mahatmas Gandhi, Mussolini and other leading world figures. The fact that the inequality of women was a global issue became Carrie’s rallying cry. On a personal note, she was married and widowed twice. Both husbands supported her efforts, but she grappled with her dedication to woman suffrage and her role as a wife. Victory with Valor features compelling characters facing seemingly insurmountable challenges against a backdrop of social and political transformation. Read this novel and you’ll never miss a chance to vote. |
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