Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote

I sometimes worry about the audience intended age on these historical picture books but this one hit the mark for my almost 3 year old. I was able to explain only a couple concepts she didn't know (abolitionist and what voting means) in order for her to appreciate the storyline here. She now talks about this book a lot and requests it by name several times a week. It brings to life the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and how in her day it was a pity to be born a girl. We follow Elizabeth on her journey through simple easy to read text, nothing overdone, to showcase how she lived to show the world a girl CAN do anything she wants to. It was a wonderful history lesson and easily read to young ears, we loved it!

This book was fun to read with my 8 year old granddaughter. It was a Christmas present. We believe it is important for her to have feminine role models and learn of the achievements of women in years past. This book presented good opportunities to talk with her about Cady, Cady's values and beliefs. This type of book raises the bar for young people's minds rather than reading simply fluff stuff. We also read other children's books of women in history such as Amelia Earhart (from Amazon) and I rate that highly as well.

Our five year old loved this book! Not only did she start asking questions about why women could not vote, she started to understand the historical timeline that allows women to vote today. Great for young girls looking to expand their sense of strong female role models.

I loved this book. It focuses on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but also makes clear the discrimination that women faced in the 1800's. I used with my 8th graders for an activity on themes in American History, but it would be a great read aloud for 2nd grade and up.

I loved & My Daughter reads it 3 to 4 times a day. She Loves It