Jacqueline Ching
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English
Description
Teens today can hardly conceive of a world in which women did not have the right to vote and women's domain truly was the home. Showing the long way that American women have come, this book reviews the major events in the fight for women's rights. The narrative focuses on important leaders and the reforms that they demanded-and organized to win. The authors trace a fascinating path from the colonial period, when women's roles were highly circumscribed,...
2) Utah
Author
Language
English
Description
Known and revered equally for its wild beauty and socially conservative Mormon culture, Utah is a western state like no other. Though marked by great violence at its founding, Utah has a less freewheeling and lawless frontier history, due to the firm control of the Mormon dominated culture and government. Most of the state's wildness is to be found in its awe-inspiring landscapes. The state includes some of the nation's most dramatic national parks,...