Gretchen Woelfle
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells the story of a Massachusetts slave from the Revolutionary era--in 1781, she successfully used the new Massachusetts Constitution to make a legal case that she should be free.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters, Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed to protect children. Jeannette became an activist and...