independent reading level: grade 1-5
awards:
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award
—Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
• Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young
People —NCSS/CBC
• Amelia Bloomer Project —Feminist Task Force of
the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the
American Library Association
• Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading
List (intermediate) —Kansas National Education
Association
• Best Children's Books of the Year (starred)
—Bank Street College of Education
• Alabama Camellia Awards (nominee, grades 2–3)
—Alabama Department of Education
• Teachers' Choices —IRA
• Delaware Diamonds (nominee, grades 3–5)
—Diamond State Reading Association
• California Collections (elementary) —California
Readers
• AGHE Book Award for Best Children’s Literature on
Aging for Elementary Readers (grades 3–5)
—Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
• Macy’s Multicultural Collection of Children’s
Literature —Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)

1st through 4th Grade
The Amelia Bloomer Book List

From the perspective of a young girl following Susan B. Anthony and the fight for Women's suffrage, this story illustrates how men and women are equal, looking at the dynamics within a family, all while simultaneously being rooted in history. It shows newspapers, timelines, and historically accurate depictions of events. I would use this book in a 4th-5th grade setting, maybe even during Women's History month, and start the discussion of the movement for Women's rights and influential women throughout history. ( )

This story is based on the real experiences of a 10-year-old girl’s political awakening after being introduced to Susan B. Anthony at a suffrage tea

Based on a real person, this story follows Bessie as she joins Susan B. Anthony in the fight to gain women equality and the right to vote because she was not treated the same as her brothers. This story shows the struggles that women faced that made them fight for suffrage as well as the struggles they faced when trying to gain suffrage. The book hits points on family hierarchies, child labor, education, feminism, and politics. This book would be good in a social studies classroom as a tool to talk about voting, feminism, protest movements, or to have children research historical figures. This book is also good because it has additional resources in the back including a short biography of Susan B. Anthony and a timeline of the suffrage movement. ( )