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The top row are Google images of the unsung women who fought for the rights we have today. The middle right are my stepmom and Grandma who are my foundation. And a few of the youngsters who give me hope that with their advocacy and voices the world may become a better place. Greta Thunberg, Amanda Gorman and X Gonzalez.

#independentwomen #suffragettes #roev.wade #civilrights

I was completely immersed, and the structure of this novel with so many POVs worked well and helped drive the story. I also loved how central the cemetery's role was in this book.

She never disappoints ☺☺ and this is proof.
Loved the two girls' accounts of the years, how their relationships changed and grew. The suffragette chapters were excellent as it gave me even wider perspective of the movement and how women were introduced to it.

Free library book. I've read a couple by her and liked them. This sounds a good book.

Reading this book in the midst of all the kerfuffle around the potential repeal of Roe was like a knife in the heart. And it‘s a book for tweens! And it was heartbreaking to realize that nothing has changed at all! The other book that I had a hard time choosing between was Stamped (For Kids) — a version of Ibram X. Kendi‘s book geared toward 4th graders so my kid will be ready for it soon.

3✨I have been a fan of Dear America books since my dad introduced me to them as a little girl. They tell a fictional story in a diary format including actual events. This one is about the women‘s suffrage movement. Namely, on the picket lines, women imprisoned for “obstructing traffic”, hunger strikes, and WW1 events like women in the Red Cross and ambulance driving. Overall, it was historical, but our main character complained a lot.

So standardized tests, progress reports that made students turn in a lot, and planning/running my friends baby shower yesterday was exhausting. I‘m going to finish this hopefully before anyone gets up and just veg!

My new rooster is still struggling to learn his crow. It sounds like a garbled dying call. Very humorous and hard to read to. Lol

As much as I hate politics this was a pretty interesting read writing by an interesting and strong woman.
Emmeline Pankhurst is underrated and deserves more love and respect

This book was very enjoyable company as I spent 12 hours travelling home across the south of England during yesterday‘s storms