[LM_NET] ELEM: BOOK REVIEW: Ballots for Belva: The True Story of a Woman’s Race for the Presidency by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Ballots for Belva: The True Story of a Woman’s 
Race for the Presidency by Sudipta 
Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Courtney A. 
Martin. Abrams, 2008. 978-0-8109-7110-3

Belva Lockwood was a woman of strong convictions 
and courage who believed in herself and her 
ability to move mountains.  This character trait 
forms the backbone of this valuable new and fully 
illustrated biography.  The largest mountain she 
ever tried to move was the one that prevented 
women from voting.  Unable to effect that change 
on her own, she took a courageous step and became 
the first woman to run for the White 
House­in1884, 36 years before women won the right 
to vote! Told in compelling text with the 
addition of an extended author’s note and a 
detailed chronology of Women’s Suffrage in the 
United States, this picture book biography will 
serve your students and your library well.  Pair 
it with Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton and the Right to Vote by Tanya Lee Stone 
(Holt, 2008) during Women’s History Month or as 
you prepare elementary students for a 
biographical research project.  Suggested ages: 7-10.


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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