Women in the Civil Rights Movement (A True Book)

After decades of segregation, women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement, the largest social upheaval since the end of the Civil War.

Alongside men, they were leaders, planners, organizers, and protesters. They moved the needle toward groundbreaking legislation. They fought for women's rights and for justice for all. As the nation slowly moved toward political equality for people of color, these steadfast activists, alone or in groups, formed the backbone of the movement. 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!

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Women in the Civil Rights Movement (A True Book)

After decades of segregation, women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement, the largest social upheaval since the end of the Civil War.

Alongside men, they were leaders, planners, organizers, and protesters. They moved the needle toward groundbreaking legislation. They fought for women's rights and for justice for all. As the nation slowly moved toward political equality for people of color, these steadfast activists, alone or in groups, formed the backbone of the movement. 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!

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Women in the Civil Rights Movement (A True Book)

Women in the Civil Rights Movement (A True Book)

by Kesha Grant
Women in the Civil Rights Movement (A True Book)

Women in the Civil Rights Movement (A True Book)

by Kesha Grant

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Overview

After decades of segregation, women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement, the largest social upheaval since the end of the Civil War.

Alongside men, they were leaders, planners, organizers, and protesters. They moved the needle toward groundbreaking legislation. They fought for women's rights and for justice for all. As the nation slowly moved toward political equality for people of color, these steadfast activists, alone or in groups, formed the backbone of the movement. 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!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780531137383
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date: 01/26/2021
Series: A True Book
Sold by: Scholastic, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 48
File size: 40 MB
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Age Range: 8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Kesha Grant’s favorite pastimes as a child were reading books and playing school with her neighborhood friends, so it seems only fitting that she became a writer and a teacher. She recently received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. She writes true accounts of unsung heroes whose stories never made it into history books she read as a child. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: No Longer Invisible 6

1 A Watershed Moment: What influence did women have on bringing national attention to the civil rights movement? 10

2 Enforce the Law! Who were the women who worked to ensure new civil rights laws were enforced? 18

3 Action! How did women use nonviolent protest during the civil rights movement? 24

The March on Washington: Which key contributions did women make on this important day? 32

4 Uniting for the Vote: Who were the women who risked their lives to combat unfair voting laws? 34

More Women and Girls Who Shaped the Civil Rights Movement 42

True Statistics 44

Resources 45

Glossary 46

Index 47

About the Author 48

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