Elizabeth Started All the Trouble

By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Faulkner (Illustrator)

A woman defies societal limits, igniting a movement for equality and the right to vote.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton couldn't vote, attend college, or hold office, but she sparked a revolution. Rallying women nationwide, she demanded equality and suffrage. For seventy-five years, generations fought with words and actions. Discover how these trailblazers changed history and be inspired to continue their legacy.

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She couldn’t go to college.

She couldn’t become a politician.

She couldn’t even vote.

But Elizabeth Cady Stanton didn’t let that stop her.

She called on women across the nation to stand together and demand to be treated as equal to men-and that included the right to vote. It took nearly seventy-five years and generations of women fighting for their rights through words, through action, and through pure determination . . . for things to slowly begin to change.

With the help of these trailblazers’ own words, Doreen Rappaport’s engaging text, brought to life by Matt Faulkner’s vibrant illustrations, shows readers just how far this revolution has come, and inspires them to keep it going!

Select praise for Doreen Rappaport:

Martin’s Big Words

2002 Caldecott Honor Book

2002 Coretta Scott King Honor Book

Child Magazine Best Book of 2001

New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2001

“A stunning, reverent tribute.”

-School Library Journal, starred review

Abe’s Honest Words

“Exceptional art, along with Rappaport’s and Lincoln’s words, makes this a fine celebration of a man who needs little introduction.”

-Booklist, starred review

Eleanor, Quiet No More

“Once again Rappaport celebrates a noble, heroic life in powerful, succinct prose, with prominent, well-chosen, and judiciously placed quotes that both instruct and inspire…Celebrate women in history and in politics with this picture-book life.”

-School Library Journal, starred review

Helen’s Big World

“Stirring and awe-inspiring.”

-The Horn Book, starred review

To Dare Mighty Things

“[T]his lavish picture-book biography deftly captures the legendary man’s bold, exuberant nature. . . . A truly inspiring tribute to a seemingly larger-than-life U.S. president.”

-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Theodore Roosevelt’s big ideas and big personality come together in this splendid picture-book biography.”

-Booklist, starred review

“Concisely written and yet poetic, this is a first purchase for every library.”

-School Library Journal, starred review

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