Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrated by Stacey Schuett

Grade:

2-6

ISBN-13:

978-1561459797

Publisher:

Peachtree (2011)

A first-person story from the perspective of Bessie, who wants to join her father and brothers on a hike but, in 1896, is not permitted to do so—instead, she is relegated to the home, where she must help her mother help set up for the women's suffrage tea. There she meets Susan B. Anthony—it is only the beginning of Bessie's involvement in the movement for rights for women, and of the young reader's tour of the scenes of women's suffrage in the 1890s. Accompanied by winsome, painted illustrations. A fun element of this story is that it is inspired by the historical 1896 diary of Bessie Keith Pond, age 10, who grew up in Berkeley, California during the women's suffrage movement. Susan B. Anthony herself does not loom very large in this story, but it is a vivid portrayal of the fight for women's suffrage during this time.