What Is the Women’s Rights Movement? book cover
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What Is the Women’s Rights Movement?

Which of these facts are true?
It officially started in a small town in upstate New York
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for trying to vote
In the United States, women didn’t win the right to vote until 1920


The story of Girl Power! Learn about the remarkable women who changed US history.

From Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, women throughout US history have fought for equality. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women were demanding the right to vote. During the 1960s, equal rights and opportunities for women–both at home and in the workplace–were pushed even further. And in the more recent past, Women’s Marches have taken place across the world. Celebrate how far women have come with this inspiring read!

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