In 1912 and 1913 a young activist named Rosalie Gardiner Jones formed an all-woman army and marched across five states demanding equal rights for women. First they marched from Broadway in New York City to Albany in the dead of winter, through the Hudson Valley and skirting the Adirondacks, while two of America's most wanted fugitives were still at-large in the dense woods of upstate New York. "General" Jones then led her all-female army on an even more incredible march from New York to Washington, DC, culminating in an 8000-marcher strong parade through the streets of the capital. A mostly male mob attempted to disrupt the parade and the resulting chaos became the subject of a formal Congressional inquiry. History has mostly forgotten Rosalie Gardiner Jones and her amazing story, but author Jack has recovered it and turned it into a thrilling – and inspiring – account of politics, courage, and the power of a righteous cause.
March of the Suffragettes
Rosalie Gardiner Jones and the March for Voting Rights
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- ISBN: 9781936976812
- File size: 4001 KB
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- ISBN: 9781936976812
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- English
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November 1, 2016
Gr 7 Up-In 1912, a well-educated woman from an established New York family led a 175-mile march from New York City to the state capitol in Albany with the goal of handing the governor a petition urging him to support voting rights for women. A trek that began with much hoopla and a huge turnout of supporters eventually came down to just Rosalie Gardiner Jones and her associates Ida Craft, Lavinia Dock, and Jessie Hardy Stubbs. They refused to be dissuaded by family members, unruly bystanders, the lack of food, and the cold weather. Their dedication to the cause was as strong as their friendship for one another, and this combination catapulted them to success. With an informal writing style, this is an engaging title that will appeal to many readers. The use of newspapers accounts of the march helps bring this event into the 21st century. VERDICT A fine chronicle of the early 20th-century United States and the tenacity of Rosalie Gardiner Jones.-Patricia Ann Owens, formerly at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Mt. Carmel
Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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July 1, 2017
A straightforward, well-researched account of suffragette Rosalie Gardiner Jones and her 1912 march across New York State to raise awareness for women's voting rights. Though (per his note) "dialogue and key scenic details...have been faithfully gathered from primary sources," Jack imagines what his subjects were thinking and feeling in the hour-by-hour chronicle. Ideal for teens already interested in and engaged with women's history.(Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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