The amount I didn't know about the fight for women's voting rights and the American suffrage movement astonishes me. This overview covers the 70+ years of the movement, starting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton's attending of the World Anti-Slavery Congress in 1840. It highlights the key players in the movement, and pulls no punches when it comes to their own biases and racism. It details the torture and abuses that many of the women marching and picketing faced, including hunger strikes and forced feedings. After reading this book, I will never take my right to vote for granted again. Highly recommended for grades 5 & up.