You Wouldn't Want to Be a Suffragist!

Author(s)

Fiona MacDonaldDavid Salariya

Illustrator(s)

David Antram

Age Group

8 and up

Publisher

Franklin Watts

ISBN

978-0531219119

Year

2008

This book tells the story of the struggle for a woman's right to vote through the voices of two feisty aunts—Edith from the U.S. and Mabel from the U.K.—who describe the movement to their young American niece in 1920. Using cartoon-like illustrations and timelines, the author introduces readers to the pioneers of the suffrage movement, important events of the time and the tactics used by suffragists and protesters to win equal rights.

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