Miss Paul and the President

Posted on 23 January 2018 by Dean Robbins

Cast your vote for Alice Paul The story of a tireless suffragette and the president she convinced to change everything When Alice Paul was a child, she saw her father go off to vote while her mother had to stay home But why should that be So Alice studied the Constitution and knew that the laws needed to change But who would change them She would In her signature purple hat, Alice organized parades and wrote letters and protested outside the White House She even met with President Woodrow Wilson, who told her there were important issues to worry about than women voting But nothing was important to Alice So she kept at it, and soon President Wilson was persuaded Dean Robbins and illustrator Nancy Zhang bring the unsung hero to vivid life and show young voters to be how important it is to never back down from a cause you believe in Best Read Books Miss Paul and the President Author Dean Robbins – kino-fada.fr Miss Paul and the President is a lively, action filled story that fills a real need for providing a relatable, entertaining introduction of women s suffrage to children It shows that women had to fight to get the vote and that they faced strong opposition The broad outlines of the story are true there really was an Alice Paul and a Woodrow Wilson, Wilson s daughter really did support votes for women, Paul really did organize a parade and picketing demonstrations I can easily see myself reco Miss Paul and the President is a lively, action filled story that fills a real need for providing a relatable, entertaining introduction of women s suffrage to children It shows that women had to fight to get the vote and that they faced strong opposition The broad outlines of the story are true there really was an Alice Paul and a Woodrow Wilson, Wilson s daughter really did support votes for women, Paul really did organize a parade and picketing demonstrations I can easily see myself recommending it to children So why am I so reluctant to give this bookthan 3 stars The ...This is a perfect example why I love children picture books This books tells a story of Miss Alice Paul, who I am proud to say grew up not to far from where I live now She was a Suffragette and worked so hard for our rights She pushed back at anyone who said women shouldn t vote and wasn t scared to go to jail for what she believed I as a woman owe her so much and I am so happy I know who she is This story focus s on before they passed it so women could vote, and how she got President Woodr This is a perfect example why I love children picture books This books tells a story of Miss Alice Paul, who I am proud to say grew up not to far from where I live now She was a Suffragette and worked so hard for our rights She pushed back at anyone who said women shouldn t ...A lively but rather simplistic portrait of the irrepressible suffragette.The good about this book has already been said, so I m just going to address the parts that bothered me.The opening spread An excited, smiling Paul rushing down the street inspecting floats and dancers because she wanted to make everything perfect for her parade To me, this phrasing makes Paul sound like a party planner and reduces the importance of her undertaking She was not a young woman checking the details for a party, but an im...I guess my only problem with this book is how the illustrator made Alice Paul look so pretty Not that the real Alice Paul wasn t prettyif you look up pictures of her, I imagine she was quite fetching in her day She has really sweet eyes But in this picture book, she looks muchidealized Full red lips, huge doe eyes with long eyelashes, a tiny nose, and an hourglass figure I m not against any illustrator taking liberties with their subject, but I don t know why Alice Paul couldn t ha I guess my only problem with this book is how the illustrator made Alice Paul look so pretty Not that the real Alice Paul wasn t prettyif you look up pictures of her, I imagine she...I read a digital ARC of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss. This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm Visit us for new picture books reviews daily Hello, friends Today, we read Miss Paul And The President The Creative Campaign For Women s Right To Vote, written by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Nancy Zhang, a biography that tells the abbreviated story of Alice Paul, noted suffragist and women s rights activist, and her unconventional methods for raising support for women s right to vote.The day that President Woodrow Wilson arrives in This review was ...This is a great introductory book about Alice Paul Today s children don t realize that women haven t always had the right to vote This book will remedy that Every two years, Alice watched her father go off to vote Her mother had to stay at home Alice read about the country s laws The Constitution promised that people could elect their own leaders Weren t women people, too The story tells children a very abbreviated version of Alice Paul s life and the pathway for women s right to This is a great introductory book about Alice Paul Today s children don t realize that women haven t always had the right to vote This book wi...When Alice Paul was a child, she saw her father go off to vote while her mother had to stay home But why should that be So Alice studied the Constitution and knew that the laws needed to change But who would change them She would In her signature purple hat, Alice organized parades and wrote letters and protested outside the White Hous...Picture book about Alice Paul s methods to convince President Woodrow Wilson to make a speech in 1918 introducing an amendment for voting for women From hosting parades to sending so many letters that a special train was needed to carry them all, to holding up a signed scroll on the capitol steps, for several years Alice and the suffragettes worked to get his attention Wilson s daughter becomes influential in getting him to pay attention, and Alice finally got to vote in 1920 Author s note gi Picture book about Alice Paul s methods to convince President Woodrow Wilson to make a speech in 1918 introducing an amendment for voting for women From hosting parades to sending so many letters that a special train was needed to carry them all, to holding up a signed scroll on the capitol steps, for several years Alice and the suffragettes worked to get his atten...

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23 January 2018

Dean Robbins