Around America to Win the Vote

Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 2, 2017

Review

The story of two brave suffragists on a trek across America to spread the word: Votes for Women! Nell Richardson and Alice Burke were friends fighting for a good cause - the right for women to vote! So on April 6, 1916 they packed up their little yellow car, (yellow stood for Votes for Women) and took off to drive all the way around America! They figured that if they could do that, then it would prove that women can do anything! The newspapers around America followed their trip - 2 women driving 10,000 miles to win the right to vote was very big news! The events in this book were taken from those newspaper accounts of their trip. A fun, informative lively read that children will enjoy. This could be a great addition to American studies for the very young!

Overall Book Score: very good