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Women in the Old West


Series
True Book: Women's History in the U.S.

by
Taylor, Susan

Edition
Library edition
Publisher
Scholastic Library Publishing
Imprint
Children's Press
ISBN
9780531130803
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Many women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West.

Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new life. White settlers traveled alone or with their families seeking their fortune as farmers, teachers, or gold miners. They met Mexican and Native American women who already lived in the territory. They were later joined by Japanese and Chinese immigrant women. All these women faced hardship and an unfamiliar life as they fought for their rights, their freedom, and their land in the American West. This book tells their story.

Women are sometimes called the silent protagonists of history. But since before the founding of our nation until now, women have organized, marched, and inspired. They forced change and created opportunity.

With engaging text, fun facts, photography, infographics, and art, this new set of books examines how individual women of differing races and socioeconomic status took a stand, and how groups of women lived and fought throughout the history of this country. It looks at how they celebrated victories that included the right to vote, the right to serve their country, and the right to equal employment. The aim of this much-needed set of five books is to bring herstory to young readers!

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

48

Trim Size

8 2/5" x 7 3/10"

Dewey

305.40978

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Nonfic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Jun 2021

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Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-These titles examine women's contributions to American history. Readers learn about Phillis Wheatley, who was the first Black female published poet in America, and Martha Washington, who visited army encampments to tend to the sick and host foreign dignitaries. The important roles women have played throughout America's development as a country are clearly explained, but the text doesn't try to sugarcoat history. Imprisoned suffragists were beaten, put into solitary confinement, and force-fed when they engaged in a hunger strike. Women and the Right to Vote also reveals the racism within the suffrage movement. Back matter includes a time line, statistics, a glossary, and further reading. This series spotlights women's history and celebrates women's accomplishments, but it does not present a sanitized version of events. VERDICT This riveting series is sure to engage the imaginations of budding historians and revolutionaries.?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-These titles examine women's contributions to American history. Readers learn about Phillis Wheatley, who was the first Black female published poet in America, and Martha Washington, who visited army encampments to tend to the sick and host foreign dignitaries. The important roles women have played throughout America's development as a country are clearly explained, but the text doesn't try to sugarcoat history. Imprisoned suffragists were beaten, put into solitary confinement, and force-fed when they engaged in a hunger strike. Women and the Right to Vote also reveals the racism within the suffrage movement. Back matter includes a time line, statistics, a glossary, and further reading. This series spotlights women's history and celebrates women's accomplishments, but it does not present a sanitized version of events. VERDICT This riveting series is sure to engage the imaginations of budding historians and revolutionaries.?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Grades 3-5
Series Nonfiction
History Grades 3-5
For Grades 3-5

Students learning about their relationship to the past will enjoy these 12 engaging, easy-to-understand discussions of important people and events from history. Carefully selected by the editors of School Library Journal, these titles are the best books from the best nonfiction series.

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