Roses and Radicals

Roses and Radicals tells the sweeping, epic story of how American women won the right to vote — tracing the movement's origins at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention through seventy years of relentless organizing, protest, imprisonment, and hunger strikes, and including not only the familiar heroes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony but also the radical Alice Paul, the eloquent Frederick Douglass, and the Black suffragists like Ida B. Wells who were systematically excluded and marginalized by white suffrage leaders. Written by Susan Zimet with Todd Hasak-Lowy and illustrated with historical photographs and cartoons, this frank and comprehensive account for grades 5 and up doesn't shy away from the movement's complicated racial politics.

This is an essential choice for students because it teaches the full, complicated story of one of America's most important democratic triumphs.

Publishing Details

Author : Susan Zimet, Todd Hasak-Lowy

Author Nationality : United States

Physical Details

Type of Book: Chapter

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 176

Size: 5.9 x 9.1 inches

Year Published: 2020

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 5th

Genre: Non-Fiction

Sub-Genre: Informational

Theme: Women in History, Social Issues, Social Studies, Equality