I Could Do That! Ester Morris Gets Women the Vote By Linda Arms White
White Arms, Linda. I Could Do That! Ester Morris Gets Women the Vote. Pictures by Nancy Carpenter. Melanie Kroupa Books. 40p. 2005. ISBN 9780374335274
Ages 7 and up
In 1820, Esther McQuigg, put her mind into becoming a fine young lady, learning to brew tea, sew, and eventually run a household after the death of her mother. At nineteen she opened her own business, even though she was told she was much too young to run a business. She defied those who told her "you can't do that" by saying "Yes, I can do that." So in a small town in Wyoming, she persuaded a room full of potential legislators to earn the right to vote, 51 years before the rest of the country! White and Carpenter tell the little known story of the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement, in a way that children and adults can understand. The water colored illustrations, are a beautiful way to memorialize Esther's successes.
Ages 7 and up
In 1820, Esther McQuigg, put her mind into becoming a fine young lady, learning to brew tea, sew, and eventually run a household after the death of her mother. At nineteen she opened her own business, even though she was told she was much too young to run a business. She defied those who told her "you can't do that" by saying "Yes, I can do that." So in a small town in Wyoming, she persuaded a room full of potential legislators to earn the right to vote, 51 years before the rest of the country! White and Carpenter tell the little known story of the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement, in a way that children and adults can understand. The water colored illustrations, are a beautiful way to memorialize Esther's successes.
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