Voice of Liberty

by Angelica Shirley Carpenter

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty came to America. If Liberty had been a real woman, she would have had no voice in her new country. She could not vote or run for office. The men in charge of unveiling the statue in New York Harbor even declared that women could not set foot on the island during the welcoming ceremony. That did not stop New York suffragists Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Katherine ("Katie") Devereux Blake. They wanted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941813240
• ISBN13: 9781941813249
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: South Dakota Historical Society Press
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5