"In the fourth installment in the Making of America series, Susan B. Anthony, Teri Kanefield examines the life of America's famous suffragette. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women: A man could beat his wife, take her earnings, have her committed into an asylum based on his word, and take her children away from her. While the young nation was ablaze with the radical notion that people could govern themselves, "people" were understood...

Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way nineteenth-century society tells her a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women to save them from the discomfort of their heavy, tight dresses.

Enhanced by primary sources, images, and sidebars, this engaging biography of one of the suffrage movement's most inspiring leaders paints a vivid picture of what life was like for a woman in nineteenth-century America. Readers will be inspired by Anthony's tireless fight to improve women's standing, an effort that changed the course of history.

"Details the women's liberation movement, from its origins in the women's suffrage movement to the modern-day success stories, including Sandra Day O'Connor and Oprah Winfrey." --

Examines the ERA movement, its criticisms, and its ultimate defeat in Congress.

Profiles some of the most notable women working for the rights of women in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Matilda Joslyn Gage and Lucretia Mott.

"Biography of American Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--

Recounts the story of the nineteenth-century activist who spentmuch of her life fighting for women's rights.

Uses information, activities, and creative writings to examine a variety of issues important to teenage girls, including how they are treated at home and at school, what they think of their bodies, sexual harassment, pay equity, and more.