Dare to Question: Carrie Chapman Catt's Voice for the Vote

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Jasmine A. Stirling, author ofA Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice, delivers a powerful, poetic picture book biography about suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, perfect for fans ofI Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Markand the Rebel Girls series.

As a child, Carrie Chapman Catt asked a lot of questions:How many stars are in the sky Do germs have personalities And why cant Mama voteCatts curiosity led her to college, to a career in journalism, and finally to becoming the president of The National American Woman Suffrage Association. Catt knew the movement needed a changeand she set to work mobilizing women (and men) across the nation to dare to question a womans right to vote.

On August 18, 1920, Catt pinned a yellow rose to her dress and waited while lawmakers in Tennessee cast their deciding votes to ratify the 19thAmendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. After a seventy-year campaign, had women finally won the right to vote

Stirling's suspenseful retelling of the dramatic final "yea" that changed the history of womens rights brings the past to life for young readers.

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For readers in search of envelope-pushing role models, Carrie Chapman Catt is hard to top, as Stirling demonstrates in this admiring tribute to a woman who led the final charge to the Nineteenth Amendment. Booklist(starred review)

This concise, insightful account allows readers to focus on the salient points of Catts work and should inspire them to follow suit and support causes they are passionate about . . . . A captivating, respectful portrait of a dynamic American woman who made history. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Jasmine A. Stirling is a proud voter and advocate for women's rights. She is also the award-winning author of A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice. Jasmine lives in San Francisco with her spouse, two daughters, and their dog. Visit her at jasmineastirling.com. Udayana Lugo would probably be a baker if she weren't a children's book illustrator (although waking up before dawn might be a deal-breaker!). She lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her family. Visit her at udayana-lugo.com.