Beyond her iconic image, who was Susan B. Anthony? What inspired her to mount reforms against slavery, alcoholism, and the oppression of women when she lacked both money and political office? What kept her going when it all became too much? This biography for grade levels 6-8 presents all the important events in her life besides giving behind-the-scenes glimpses that only exhaustive research in primary resources can afford.
This Suffrage Centennial Edition updates the 1994 edition that
School Library Journal
called "a readable, lively biography." Ideal for student research, it contains a timeline, glossary, index, and bibliography. Archival photographs and original illustrations enliven the narrative. On rare occasions, 19th century dialogue is adjusted for modern ears.
Author Jeanne Gehret has focused intensely on Anthony and her family since the 1990s when she became a docent at Anthony's Rochester, NY home. Since 1996 she has continued her study to keep fresh her living history portrayal of Susan, which she has presented hundreds of times in three states. In 2012 her research expanded to include Susan's entire family, resulting in the 2017 publication of
The Truth About Daniel,
Book One in The Dauntless Series about Susan's most rambunctious brother.