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Winifred Conkling

Biography

Winifred Conkling

Winifred Conkling is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, including PASSENGER ON THE PEARL and VOTES FOR WOMEN!, and the middle-grade novel SYLVIA & AKI.

Winifred Conkling

Books by Winifred Conkling

by Winifred Conkling - Biography, History, Nonfiction, Women's History, Women's Studies, Women’s Issues, Young Adult 12+

On August 18, 1920, American women finally won the right to vote. Ratification of the 19th Amendment was the culmination of an almost 80-year fight in which some of the fiercest, most passionate women in history marched, protested and sometimes broke the law to achieve this huge leap toward equal rights. In this expansive yet personal volume, author Winifred Conkling covers not only the suffragists’ achievements and politics but also the private journeys that fueled their passion and led them to become women’s champions.