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  • Published: 13 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9780525579038
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 40

Bold & Brave

Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote




The perfect read for the one-hundredth anniversary of the nineteenth amendment and in advance of the upcoming presidential election, this inspiring picture book from United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand shares the stories of ten suffragists who fought for women's right to vote.

Bold & Brave introduces children to strong women who have raised their voices on behalf of justice--and inspires them to raise their own voices to build our future.

Here are the stories of ten leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women--a journey that took more than seventy years of passionate commitment. From well-known figures, such as Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth to lesser known women such as Alice Paul and Mary Church Terrell, these are heroes who dreamed big and never gave up. Senator Gillibrand highlights an important and pithy lesson from each woman's life--from "dare to be different" to "fight together."

With gorgeous illustrations by renowned artist Maira Kalman, this is a book that will inspire and uplift, a book to be cherished and shared.

The suffragists included are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Jovita Idár, Alice Paul, Inez Milholland, Ida B. Wells, Lucy Burns, and Mary Church Terrell.

  • Published: 13 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9780525579038
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 40

About the authors

Kirsten Gillibrand

A magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College in 1988, SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND went on to receive her law degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1991 and served as a law clerk on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. After working as an attorney in New York City for more than a decade, Gillibrand served as Special Counsel to United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Andrew Cuomo during the Clinton Administration, then as an attorney in Upstate New York before serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th Congressional District, which spanned 10 counties in upstate New York. Gillibrand was first sworn in as United States Senator from New York in January 2009, filling Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat. In November 2012, she was elected to her first six-year Senate term with 72 percent of the vote, winning 60 of New York's 62 counties. She lives in Troy, NY, with her husband, Jonathan, and two young sons.

Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness, The Principles of Uncertainty, Beloved Dog, Cake, and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Illustrated. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan's Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B. White's The Elements of Style. Kalman's work is shown at the Julie Saul Gallery in Manhattan.