From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5. Stanton was a leader in the early women's rights movement, working in the 1800s with famous suffragettes such as Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. She resolved early in life to get a good education and to prove that she was equal to any boy. Her husband's work in the abolitionist movement showed her that even people who believed that slaves should be free and have rights did not necessarily believe the same was true for women. This biography uses Stanton's letters, diaries, and reminiscences as background but relates the information in story form, resulting in a book that is enjoyable as well as informative. Black-and-white charcoal-and-pencil drawings provide a sense of the period. Swain covers only Stanton's early years and the events leading up to the Seneca Falls convention, but an afterword describes later events in her life. Jean Fritz's You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (Putnam, 1995) is more complete and aimed at a slightly older audience. However, The Road to Seneca Falls is a good introduction for younger readers.?Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3^-6. Another fine entry in the Creative Minds series, this biography highlights the life and times of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her groundbreaking role in organizing the first woman's rights convention in 1848. Stanton's girlhood, education, and, most important, awareness of the inequities women suffered are clearly described. Equally important and fascinating are Stanton's associations with other vital activists of her day, such as Frederick Douglass, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony. This insightful work does much to help readers understand the humble beginnings of the woman's rights movement. Denia Hester
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