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

Elizabeth is upset when she finds out that her voice does not matter because she is a girl. She becomes outraged when she learns her land can be taken away because she does not have husband. This book can be used for the to help young girls or young people to learn they have a voice. And not only

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have a voice, but can cause change with the voice.

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SUMMARY: The book falls under the biographical genre. The author gives a brief summary of important events in Elizabeth Cady Stanton's life, which all center around her belief that all people, are created equal. She believes women should have the right to vote, which would then let them have a

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voice and would allow to become leaders for the nation. Readers see the hardships she endured, as she let her voice be heard and the story ends with her 1848 speech concerning woman's rights. The author also includes a more detailed biography at the back of the book, which explains

ART/MEDIA: gouache and colored pencil

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character study, IDEA: have kids research stories of women before freedom them compare and contrast today from then

Fantastic introduction to the life of one of the suffragist leaders in the United States. The author does a great job distilling a packed life into a few pages and making the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton into a cohesive story. Unfortunately, it ended abruptly and it seemed there was a hole in the

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"story" that only a few more pages, if written in the same way, would have given the audience more depth to this hero's life (thus 4 rating rather than a 5).

The writing style was simple but full of detail. Each sentence packed a punch and moved the story forward. The illustrations were reminiscent of folk art and really paralleled the story so that it was almost possible to "read" the story through the pictures, rather than just using the illustrations as a way to "decorate" the words.

This is a great book for elementary students, not only for pleasure, but to supplement curriculum.

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Great Read Aloud!
Inspiring for girls, helps them to understand the importance of being a strong individual.

There are many books about Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This one is a good choice for the youngest J readers. It has minimal text that is easy to understand but captures the essence of Cady Stanton's role in the Women's Suffrage movement, along with the more mundane details of her daily life. Tales of

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childhood inequities should be of particular interest to young readers. The illustrations are in folk art style to suggest the era. Short enough for a single-sitting read-aloud, best for 3rd-6th grade.

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Summary:
This book pays tribute to a Suffrage leader, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth fought to change laws written by man and catered to men. She believed if women were able to vote, they would be able to change unequal laws. She searched for supporters for equal voting rights for women.

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Eventhough, many people were against Elizabeth beliefs, she was persistent in changing inequality in America.

Personal Reaction:
I loved the way the author captured the life of Elizabeth in to this children's book. The author did amazing job in showing its readers what women had gone though in that time period. I am truly thankful for Elizabeth' actions, because without her modern women may not have equal opportunities as we do today.

Classroom Extension:
1. I would have students search other leaders of the Women Suffrage and write a short summary about their life.
2. As a class, I would have students give ideas about why voting is important. Then, I would write their ideas on a poster board to remind students everyday about the importance of voting.

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Students are going to research on the women's rights, and than present it to the class on a poster board with pictures and interesting facts.

I was not familiar with Elizabeth Stanton before I read this book. I always enjoy reading about women's rights. The book was written well, catchy, and easy to follow.

This picture book biography gives young readers a delightful introduction into one of America's foremost female reformers. The book introduces Elizabeth as a young girl, and continues chronologically with Elizabeth's realization of her less than equal status as compared to her male counterparts. We

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then see the steps she took to try and fix these inequalities. The book concludes with a more in-depth synopsis of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's life, followed by a list of sources. The whimsical illustrations will be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. The book takes a light approach to the topic, and would compliment elementary school library collections.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a woman who helped lead the way for women's rights. From a very young age she was told her opinion did not matter because she was female. She refused to sit back and let men run everything. She did not live long enough to see all the changes that came about but she helped

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pave the road for the rights woman have today. This would be a great book when doing biography lesson. Also in history or civics classes.

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Elizabeth was always told that it was a pity that she wasnt born a boy. She always did what people thought she couldn't. She rode hourses and intead of getting married at sixteen, like most girls, she continued her education. ELizabeth's story shows how unfair women had it in her time. Her stroy

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also explains her role in the fight for women's rights.

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Elizabeth Leads the Way is a book that takes a look at the childhood and life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton leading up to her beginning to challenge for women's right to vote. This book is written in a conversational style that is accessible to a young reader. The young Elizabeth questions the way

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things are, and why women can't do the same things as men. Her experiences as a child and young adult shape her view on women's rights, and eventually lead to her advocating for change. However, this book does not actually go into the women's rights movement and women gaining the access to vote; it merely sets the stage for why Elizabeth Cady Stanton was interested in the issue, and why she finally decided to advocate for women's rights.

This book would be a great way to introduce to a young reader why someone like Elizabeth was unhappy when women weren't allowed the same rights as men. The illustrations are colorful and add to the overall impact of the book.

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Elizabeth is a wonderful woman who stood up for her beliefs. She was living at the time when men had more rights than women. When she was young her opinion did not matter and this made her angry. Instead of letting it go she wanted to make a change. She was diffrent than most girls her age. She did

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not care about marriage but instead she wanted to continue her education. Elizabeth lead the way to women's rights. She started something so wonderful and the reason women have rights is all because of her. This is great book to show children when teaching about women's rights. Its an interesting book that children will love being that it is illustrated.

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I love this book! I love the illustrations! It explains the difficulty women had to go through back in the day because they didn't have many rights, like voting. A great historical fiction book to read to students in elementary school! I highly recommend it.

In my opinion this is a very well written book. This book presented history in a very simple and understanding way. I liked the language that the book used and the organization of the writing. Terms that were used wouldn't be difficult for a 5th/ 6th grade reader to understand. History terms

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weren't over used which was also great. For example, the Declaration of Independence, abolitionist, and Declaration of Right and Sentiment.
The way the author organized the words on the page was also very unique and made the book a great read. For example, she had different sentences around the page and not just along the bottom or top of the page. She sometimes had words along the right or left of an illustration. Individual sentences were also broken up and not just in one huge paragraph.
The purpose of this book was to elaborate on how Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up for women's right to vote. Her constant stance for women rights made a difference across the country.

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Long before the 20th amendment to the Constitution was passed, granting women the right to vote, Elizabeth Cady Stanton got the ball rolling in upstate New York. This exuberantly illustrated, fantastically narrated biography is a required purchase for libraries of every stripe.

This attractively illustrated book could be fun to read to young children as an introduction to social issues and American history. It reads like a children's story, although it is non-fiction.

Great introduction to Elizabeth Cady Stanton's character with adorable illustrations!

This picture book biography teaches children about our American history in a way that is fun, creative, and informative. Elizabeth Leads the Way takes kids on a journey of Elizabeth Santon's life and all she did to help with the advancement of civil rights. We learn all about how she grew up, went

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to school, and how she became inspired to change what she thought needed changing. It is a great book to teach children about Elizabeth's life by helping them to gather information about history. Any books with biographies about people and their amazing achievements in history that helped us to be who we are today are much needed in teaching not only children but adults as well. All people can learn about our history, even with a picture book.

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This book is a great book to learn about how women's rights started out. I thought the book was very educational for young readers. I think it is great for children to know how women were not always able to vote. It all started with one lady who wanted everyone to be equal.

"What would you do if someone told you you can't be what you want because you are a girl? What would you do if someone told you your vote doesn't count, your voice doesn't matter because you are a girl?"
These are the many questions that women have struggled with for centuries. This is a powerful

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book about the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an American leader in women's suffrage and women's rights. Throughout her entire life, Elizabeth was told that she could not do certain things simply because she was a women. Women in Elizabeth's time were expected to get married, have babies, wash dishes, and do laundry, but Elizabeth wanted to do something more with her life. Elizabeth was tired of being told that she could not do the same things as men could do and she vowed to change this forever. Elizabeth, along with the help of her friends like Lucretia Mott, decided that it was time for the women of America to have the right to vote. On July 19, 1848, Elizabeth demanded that women fight for a right to vote. Of course, some people opposed Elizabeth, but many others backed her up. Although women did not gain the right to vote until August 1920, 18 years after Elizabeth passed away, Elizabeth will forever be remembered as a champion of women's rights. Elizabeth not only championed for women's right to vote, she was passionate about coeducation, abolition, birth control, equal wages for women, and many other important issues.
Unfortunately to this day, many women in America, and throughout the world, struggle with being told that they are not equals to men and do not deserve the same rights that men do. But, thanks to women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, women have the power to demand equality.

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Summary: as a young child Elizabeth was told that life as a boy/man would be easy. As a women she had no rights. She fought for women's right to vote and changed America.

Personal reflection: because of Elizabeth we see her lasting effects on women. We have many women that are running for office,

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women that are running multi-million dollar companies. Because of Elizabeth we are now a force to be reckoned with.

Extension projects:
1. Have the class do a mock "day at the polls" so they can see that every voice counts. Have students make posters and actually have an election.
2. Have the students girls and boys write down what they want to do and compare the lists from between the boys and girls and then compare to the days in which Elizabeth was living. (Compare and contrast)

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Summary: When Elizabeth Cady was a girl, everyone thought that life was better for boys and that girls couldn't do the same things boys could do. While she was growing up, she saw countless examples of how people thought life for women was bad and how it was better for men. She got angry by how

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unfair this was and tried to change the law. She decided she could do anything boys could do. She began to do things boys could do such as horseback riding, rafting and working hard in her studies. During this time, most women were doing laundry and having babies but Elizabeth was studying and learning as much as she could. She met Henry Stanton and they connected about equal rights and eventually got married. Elizabeth had babies and became a traditional women. She got sick of this and began having lunch with other women who had similar views as she did. The women decided to hold a meeting and discuss these issues about inequality between men and women. The women decided that women needed to have the right to vote so they could change the things they hated so much. Everyone showed up at the meeting, more people than she expected and Elizabeth realized she wasn't alone in these issues. Elizabeth's meeting spread quickly around the country and everyone was talking about allowing women to vote. Many people disagreed with her but even more people agreed with her and since then America has been changed.

Argument: I thought this book was a strong well-written biography about Elizabeth Cady. It had a lot of strong examples of many literary devices (such as the use of rhetorical questions) throughout the book. I think the main message in this book is about fighting for what you believe in. Throughout the book, Elizabeth is showing determination and not giving up even though she was shot down multiple times. She was brave and strong and eventually, she got the outcome she wanted. It also shows that if you don't take chances, you will never get what you want which I think is another really important thing that children would get out of this book.

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