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A Time For Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917 (Dear America Series)
written by Kathryn Lasky
Studio : Scholastic Inc.
by Scholastic Inc.
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Released : 2002-03-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780590511414
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 19 reviews)
List Price : $10.95
Our Price : $6.00
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January 19, 1917The picket line has been going on for over a week! And people said they would not last a day and the weather still has not broken. What's more is news of the picket is spreading and more and more women are coming from other parts of the district and some from as far away asMaryland and Virginia. President Wilson felt so sorry for them in the cold that he invited them in for coffee but they refused. They said they would only come in to talk about a federal amendment for the women's right to vote. No coffee! This made me think of Sojourner Truth's words about men who help lift women into carriages and over mud puddles--that of course is the easy part, just like giving them coffee. Giving them the vote is the hard part. |
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A Dear America book on the suffragette movement |
"A Time for Courage" centers around 13-year-old Kat Bowen who lives in Washington D.C. with her family. The year is 1917 and there are many political developments in the country - the women's movement towards voting rights for females and also the US involvement in WW I. Kat's mother and aunt are involved in the movement, and though Kat's dad supports his wife, her uncle is against it. Readers are also made aware of certain historical facts such as the fact that President Woodrow Wilson wasn't a supporter of women's right to vote. The story also explores Kat's close bond with her cousin Alma.This makes a great introductory read in politics especially for younger readers, and will enhance their awareness of the subject.
As is the custom in the Dear America series, there is a hisorical note at the end that touches on women's rights in the middle of the nineteenth century and the leaders of the suffrage movement in America. There are also historical photographs and a timeline of American women in politics. Conclusion - a fascinating fictional account of the suffrage movement as seen through the eyes of a young girl.
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Another Great Installment |
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Kat Bowen is living in Washington D.C. during the woman's fight for the vote. Her own mother is among the woman picketing outside the White House Kat writes down her own views and opinions during this time. She supports her mother but at the same time worries about her mother. Especially after Kat sees how women picketing are being treated. She also witnesses trouble in her family when her uncle is so against the picketing and noting of women voting to the point it almost ruins the marriage of her aunt and uncle. Its amazing how badly picketers were treated and at the same time the women who did picket and go through the hunger strikes and horrible time in jail they were all so brave. An excellent book. |
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Another Great Dear America book!Their addicting! |
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What can I say!!!Another great Dear America Book!!Their becoming addicting.As Kathleen Bowen lives with a topsy-turvy life you can see the real life features of Life in Washington D.C. 1917.Great book for anyone who is as addicted to the Dear America Series as I am!! |
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Taking a stand for a better life... |
Kat Bowen is a thirteen year old Washingtonian girl. Her family is generally wealthy, and she has a s many friends as she could need. Her cousin is her best friend, Alma, and her father is a well known and widely respected physician. But when the first World War and the women sufferage in her own home city begin to take the spotlight in her life, Kat finds herself being pulled deeper in with each day. Her mother decides to become a sufferagete, and her father supports her.
But Kat's uncle, Alma's father, is outraged, and refuses to allow the womenin her family to participate. Kat decides to help her mother sew banners for the suffragete movement, and do other deeds to help the women.
Real characters are incorperated into the book, which is one of the reasons as to why it is such a good historical reference. Another success in the Dear America Series. |
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One of the Best in the Series |
A Time for Courage by Kathryn Lasky is one of my all-time favorite books in the Dear America historical fiction series. It is not particularly my favorite era of American history, but it is so well-written and interesting you just fall right in.
Kathleen Bowen's mother, aunt, older sister, and best friend's mother are all deeply involved in women's suffrage and equality rights, living in Washington D.C., 1917. Kathleen's father does not approve only because he worries for his wife's safety---many women have been arrested and beaten by police for protesting outside the White House. Yet Kathleen's friend's father disapproves of his wife's antics because he is a bit of a sexist. Soon, Kathleen becomes involved with the rights of women everywhere, just like her sisters and mother.
This timeless addition in Dear America will please all, and I promise you shall not be able to put it down. All the protagonists are extremely likable, and this book is just indescribably great. I just can't put it to words. READ IT! |
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