03/03/2026
Today's A Mighty Girl Community Pick is perfect for celebrating today's anniversary of the groundbreaking 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade, a major turning point in the fight for American women's right to vote: "How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. When Alice Paul met Lucy Burns in a British jail after a suffrage protest, it was the start of a beautiful friendship – and an alliance that would transform America! They returned home with bold plans to bring new ideas U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement and push for a long overdue Constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's right to vote.
To grab the public attention, they organized giant events, like a grand suffrage parade the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration and a two-year long picket outside of the White House, and they endured prison and hunger strikes. They reinvigorated the activists who had been fighting for women's suffrage for over seven decades and attracted countless new supporters who refused to be silenced, and together, their determination made the 19th Amendment a reality.
This captivating book by a Newbery Honor winner uses engaging storytelling and cartoon-like art to tell Alice and Lucy's story, while interspersing dozens of historic photos and fascinating sidebars with maps, timelines, and newspaper clippings throughout, making this a fun, engrossing introduction to this momentous period in American history. Highly recommended for ages 7 to 12.
"How Women Won the Vote" is available at https://www.amightygirl.com/how-women-won-the-vote
There is also a fantastic picture book about Alice Paul and her leadership during this critical period in the fight for women's rights: "Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote" for ages 5 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/fight-of-the-century
For several excellent biographies about these trailblazers for adult readers, we recommend "Alice Paul: Claiming Power" (https://www.amightygirl.com/alice-paul-claiming-power), "A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot" (https://www.amightygirl.com/a-woman-s-crusade), and "Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait" (https://www.amightygirl.com/how-long-must-we-wait-alice-paul)
For a fascinating book for adult readers about the final fight for the ratification of the 19th Amendment during the summer of 1920, we also recommend "The Woman's Hour" at https://www.amightygirl.com/the-woman-s-hour
For more books for children, teens, and adults about the heroic women of the Suffrage Movement, visit our blog post, "Books for Kids & Adults About the U.S. Suffrage Movement," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11827
