Votes for Women! : The story of Nellie, Rose and Mary
By Mark Wilson
Illustrated by Mark Wilson
From award-winning author and illustrator Mark Wilson, a stirring story of the women who first won the right to vote in Australia - inspired by real people and historical events.
In 1890, Rose Birks and her stepdaughter, Nellie, two strong-willed and determined women, began writing letters and attending meetings to help improve the lives of women and children in their home city of Adelaide. They soon found themselves part of a movement that would change the lives of women everywhere. Through their friendship with the famous female suffragist Mary Lee, they petitioned politicians and lawmakers - and in 1896 they became the first women in Australia to vote in an election.
Votes for Women! tells their story.
By Mark Wilson
Illustrated by Mark Wilson
From award-winning author and illustrator Mark Wilson, a stirring story of the women who first won the right to vote in Australia - inspired by real people and historical events.
In 1890, Rose Birks and her stepdaughter, Nellie, two strong-willed and determined women, began writing letters and attending meetings to help improve the lives of women and children in their home city of Adelaide. They soon found themselves part of a movement that would change the lives of women everywhere. Through their friendship with the famous female suffragist Mary Lee, they petitioned politicians and lawmakers - and in 1896 they became the first women in Australia to vote in an election.
Votes for Women! tells their story.
By Mark Wilson
Illustrated by Mark Wilson
From award-winning author and illustrator Mark Wilson, a stirring story of the women who first won the right to vote in Australia - inspired by real people and historical events.
In 1890, Rose Birks and her stepdaughter, Nellie, two strong-willed and determined women, began writing letters and attending meetings to help improve the lives of women and children in their home city of Adelaide. They soon found themselves part of a movement that would change the lives of women everywhere. Through their friendship with the famous female suffragist Mary Lee, they petitioned politicians and lawmakers - and in 1896 they became the first women in Australia to vote in an election.
Votes for Women! tells their story.
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Format: Hardback picture book
Dimensions: 26.9 cm x 28.7 cm
Pages: 32
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ISBN: 9780734420138
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Release Date: 29 June 2022
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Younger Readers (6-9 yrs)
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CHANGE MAKERS, EMPOWERING GIRLS
votes, women, women’s vote, movement, right to vote, standing up, history, Rose Birks, Nellie Birks, Mary Lee, suffragists, activism
