Voice of Liberty (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781941813249)

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty came to America. If Liberty had been a real woman, she would have had no voice in her new country. She could not vote or run for office. The men in charge of unveiling the statue in New York Harbor even declared that women could not set foot on the island during the welcoming ceremony. That did not stop New York suffragists Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Katherine ("Katie") Devereux Blake. They wanted women to have the liberty to vote and participate in government. They were determined to give the new statue a voice. But, first, they had to find a boat. Matilda, Lillie, and Katie organized hundreds of people and sailed a cattle barge to the front of the day's ceremonyƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"making news and raising their voices for LIBERTY.

Author: Angelica Shirley Carpenter
ISBN-10: 1941813240
ISBN-13: 9781941813249
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2020
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.10w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2020
School Library Journal 08/28/2020 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 10/26/2020