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A Select List of Books For Children and Young AdultsDeclare Yourself: Speak. Connect. Act. Vote by various contributors (Greenwillow, 2008)
High school to adult
Over fifty well-known people, from actors to novelists, share their experiences and ideas to provide inspiration and a strong rationale for young people to become involved in the political process—and to vote.
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon (Holt, 2008)
Grades K-3, ages 5-8
A young girl decided to stand up for her rights and became a leader in the fight for women’s voting rights. This gently-fictionalized picture book biography details the way things were.
With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman’s Right to Vote by Ann Bausum (National Geographic, 2004)
Grades 7 to adult
Photographs and compelling text tell the story of the women’s suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
Vote! By Eileen Christelow (Clarion, 2003)
Grades 2-5, ages 7-10
One town’s mayoral election provides a lucid introduction to voting (including a recount). Includes additional information such as a voting timeline and a list of internet resources.