What Every Girl Should Know: Margaret Sanger's Journey (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534419322)

This compelling historical novel spans the early and very formative years of feminist and women's health activist Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, as she struggles to find her way amidst the harsh realities of poverty.

Margaret was determined to get out. She didn't want to clean the dirty dishes and soiled diapers that piled up day in and day out in her large family's small home. She didn't want to disappoint her ailing mother, who cared tirelessly for an ever-growing number of children despite her incessant cough. And Margaret certainly didn't want to be labeled a girl of "promise," destined to become either a teacher or a mother--which seemed to be a woman's only options.

As a feisty and opinionated young woman, Margaret Higgins Sanger witnessed and experienced incredible hardships, which led to her groundbreaking work as an advocate for women's rights and the founder of Planned Parenthood. This fiery novel of Margaret's early life paints the portrait of a young woman with the passion and courage to change the world.

Author: J. Albert Mann
ISBN-10: 1534419322
ISBN-13: 9781534419322
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2019
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 71
Booklist 11/01/2018 pg. 51
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory