Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's Rights Pioneer (Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies)

Summary: Elizabeth Stanton was one of the first women to stand up for women’s rights in America. This book brings her to life in a graphic novel format. The story covers her life and her many contributions to history.

Personal: I find it ironic that I took notes over Elizabeth Stanton in my history class just before I find this book in my children’s lit. class. She was an amazing woman with more courage than most women have today. This book brings her to the attention of younger readers in a format that they would be drawn to.

Classroom Extension:

Social Studies: Any lesson about women’s rights, the constitutional amendments, or early American society could be tied into this book.

Public Speaking: There are times throughout show more children’s education that they will be required to speak in front of their class or an assembly. They could gain inspiration from Elizabeth Stanton and her speeches. show less

"Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's Rights Pioneer" is a biographical account of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's mission to earn women the right to vote. It follows her journey from fighting her father to allow her to go to high school, to her marriage, to her working with Women's Suffrage Groups, and her friendship with Susan B. Anthony. It would be a great introductory book on Stanton for younger readers.

It is written in a comic book/graphic novel style that would appeal to many young reluctant readers. It includes a glossary, internet sites for more information, other books, and a bibliography. I believe it would leave readers wanting to have more information on this topic.

I thought this was a great book for children who prefer reading graphic novels. It has great illustrations and information on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her fight for suffrage. I would definitely use this book in my classroom.

This graphic novel is about a woman named Elizabeth Cady Staton who wanted to change the laws where both men and women can vote. At this time, during conventions, women had to sit behind a curtain and their opinion did not matter. The men always discussed why it is unfair for one man to own another but never discuseed the unfairness of women. Eventually, she and other women planned a Woman's Rights Convention and Kansas became the first state to legalize women to vote. In 1920, after she died, the United States passed the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote.

I enjoyed this book because it is also a nonfiction book. It tells about what women had to go through in order for their voice to be heard. This is an important topic show more that many people ignore and should be emphasized just as much as slavery, the holocaust, and other historical events

In the classroom, I would have a unit on amendments and rights that were passed and who supported these rights. I would also have the class do writing assignments in which they would pick a woman that was famous in history and write about them. They would be able to present this in the classroom. show less

This was an informative graphic novel that highlights the life of Elizabeth Cody Stanton who was a pioneer who crusaded for women’s right to vote. During the mid-1800s, women had no rights, they could not own land, go to college, or hold professional jobs. When Elizabeth met Susan B Anthony they began advocating for African Americans, to abolish slavery. When the fourteenth amendment allowed only black males to vote, these female activists decided to end their alliance with the abolitionists. Then they began fighting for women’s rights exclusively. These pioneering women efforts and the suffrage movement they established would lead to the women’s right to vote in 1920.

Personal Response: I had never read a graphic novel narrated in show more comic book style. This nonfiction story of Elizabeth Cody Stanton was illustrated well and informative. I enjoyed reading this comic lenght book. There were no onamatopoeia in this particular graphic novel.
Classroom Extensions:
1.Comics can scaffold students toward more difficult reading.Can be used as a bridge for struggling readers.
2.In middle school, when studying history the students could get together and write about what they learn in comic book fashion. This would allow them to be artistic and introduce them to dialog writing, which could help students who fear writing. show less

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's Rights Pioneer is a graphic novel detailing the historical account of the famed women's rights pioneer of the same name. The story is an extremely condensed and edited version of Stanton's attempt to please her father after her brother's death at the young age of twenty. In her effort to be the son her father mourns, she sets out on a path for education over conventional lifestyle choices. She travels and meets people who help shape, influence and inspire her to fight for the rights of women’s right alongside the efforts of those fighting for the abolitionist movement. She is instrumental in helping Kansas become the first state to hold a vote on the issue of women's suffrage, although the law was not show more passed successfully allowing women to vote. With her death at age 86, her daughter and granddaughter helped carry the cause, eventually becoming successful in their efforts to convince lawmakers to give women the right to vote.

This book was ok. Again, I'm not the biggest fan of graphic novels because I think by way of their format, they lack the ability to create a real sense of emotion or depth experienced by the characters that would normally help to draw the reader in. I've also seen the movie, Iron Jawed Angels and although it may not be age appropriate for the younger ones, I've never seen the story of women's suffrage told, written or shown with the amount of depth, realism, and raw emotion that the movie portrays. So, maybe I'm a little biased to a book that seems to gleam right over all the true hardships and battles that preceded Stanton's ultimate victory.

In the classroom, we could do a whole unit on other women who lent their talents, voices, and writings to the cause of women's suffrage and talk about women's rights today and compare and contrast them with other parts of the world. Also, I could ask the students to create a short paper about a woman in their own life they deem heroic. They could share it with the class and even draw a short strip of graphic novel illustrating on point made about their heroine of choice. show less

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is biography about Elizabeth Stanton, a woman’s right advocate. It tells how even at a young age, she wondered about how value of women in American society. As she grew older she was influenced in “free-thinking by the man who would become her husband. He was an abolitionist who fought to free the slaves. His activities spurred her on to fight for women’s rights under the United States Constitution. She wrote many letters, books and speeches while raising her family, and then she travelled with Susan B. Anthony promoting women’s rights. But she died before women receive the right to vote.

I liked this book because it was presented in a simple format, not to many dates, just enough to know the important show more facts. The book was written in a graphic novel format which allows the characters to become more alive. I am not a fan of historical things, but this style made it seem more real.
After reading the book to the class, have them take on the different characters in the book and act out the scenes. Different students could work on different chapters. It will be interesting how different people portray the different characters.

Another extension that would be fun to do would be, after reading the story, have the students choose another historical character and have the create a graphic novel about that person. They would have to research the time period to find out more about how life was during the different time periods. When they are finished with their novels, they could present them to the class. show less