This novel follows three young women from different backgrounds – wealthy Evelyn, passionate May, and working-class Nell – as they join the fight for women’s suffrage in England.
Through rallies, imprisonment, and poverty, their friendship and commitment to the cause are tested as they work towards a future where all women have a voice.
Things A Bright Girl Can Do was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2019, National Book Award, Books Are My Bag Readers’ Awards and the YA Book Prize.
Set in Victorian England, Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier explores the lives of two girls, Maud and Lavinia. Their contrasting personalities are highlighted against the backdrop of the burgeoning women’s suffrage movement.
While Maud observes with a critical eye, Lavinia is drawn to the fight for equality, hinting at the complexities and evolving social landscape surrounding women’s rights in that era.
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict tells the story of Clementine Churchill, wife of the famous British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Though often relegated to the background, Clementine emerges as a crucial figure.
The novel explores how she navigated expectations of her time, while subtly advocating for women’s rights through her intelligence and unwavering support for her husband’s career, even as he championed policies that didn’t always benefit women.
Decades after her fiery days fighting for women’s suffrage, middle-aged Matilda finds a relic from her past reigniting the longing for activism. Facing a new threat in the rise of Fascism, Mattie reignites the spark by forming the Amazons, a group empowering young women and reminding them of the fight for equality.
But a newcomer forces Mattie to confront her own past, testing her convictions and threatening everything she’s built.
Set against the backdrop of WWI, this novel explores the lives of two American heiresses. While Brooke embraces a traditional path, the spirited Sydney finds herself drawn to the burgeoning women’s rights movement, a cause that challenges societal expectations and sparks tension with her sister.
Their fates become intertwined with a code-breaker working for British intelligence, as disaster strikes and they face a fight for survival.
Sue Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings explores the unlikely bond between two women in the American South before the Civil War. One, a headstrong slave girl named Handful, yearns for freedom. The other, Sarah Grimke, a conflicted daughter of a slave owner, grapples with societal expectations and finds inspiration in the burgeoning abolitionist and women’s rights movements.
Their intertwined journeys highlight the struggle for liberty and equality for both women and slaves.
Determined to secure the vote for all women, Alice Paul leads a daring march in Washington D.C., bringing together a diverse group of suffragists like the fiery Maud Malone and the resolute Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Facing fierce opposition and physical threats, these women risk everything for a historic event that marks a turning point in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Inspired by real events, The Women’s March offers an account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history, a turning point in the struggle for women’s rights.
This novel explores a passionate but clashing romance set against the backdrop of the early women’s suffrage movement. Lilia, a fiery advocate for women’s rights, challenges the conservative world of Paul, an ambitious priest seeking advancement in the church.
Despite their opposing views, their undeniable attraction leads to a forbidden love story. As Lilia fights for social change and Paul seeks his ambitions, they must decide if their love can bridge the gap between their vastly different worlds.
In a world where witchcraft is a faded memory, the Eastwood sisters join the fight for women’s suffrage in 1893 New Salem. But their activism takes a magical turn as they seek to revive lost spells and rituals, transforming the suffragist movement into a witch’s revolution. Facing persecution and danger, they must rediscover ancient magic, forge new alliances, and mend their fractured family bond to survive and claim their power.
The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, motherhood, and women’s suffrage with a fantastical twist.
