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Susan B. Anthony

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When people think of Susan B. Anthony, they may think of her courageous vote placed before the 19th Amendment had passed, or perhaps of the short-lived Susan B. Anthony coin.  I know, for me, anyway, that was the case.  After becoming fascinated by the women’s suffrage movement, however, I longed to know more about the woman after whom the Amendment was named.  I picked up the young reader biography by Teri Kanefield, which I very highly recommend.  This video is based on information I found in this book.  This is my homemade attempt at trying to capture the highlights of Kanefield’s book and the incredible life of Susan B. Anthony.  It is my sincerest hope that if you, like me, knew little about Anthony’s life before this, that maybe you will feel inspired to read more and learn from this amazing woman.

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The Woman’s Hour: Our Fight For the Right to Vote

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The Woman’s Hour (2020) by Elaine Weiss

The Woman’s Hour covers the history of women’s suffrage and the lead-up to that final vote in the final state that led to the Nineteenth Amendment passing.  I was never interested in history growing up and would have laughed at the idea of devouring a history book.  But, as I grow older and cover history with our kids in homeschool, I’m realizing just how fascinating it is.  The story of the Nineteenth Amendment has courage, drama, suspense, entertainment, and heart all on its own.  But writer, Elaine Weiss and adapter, Erica Moroz, sure add to it.  You’ll definitely want to check this one out!

This book is a young reader version, based on the adult book, The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote.  While I have yet to read the original version, the young reader one is definitely worth your while.

 

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This August, we celebrate 100 years of the Nineteenth Amendment!  And while this law didn’t change the racism that still suppressed the votes of so many, it was a huge step for our country and for how women were viewed.  I feel so grateful to be around for this 100th anniversary, but I’m also deeply saddened that votes continue to try to be suppressed.  The women and men who fought for women’s suffrage worked tirelessly and courageously.  A vote is a precious thing and should never be wasted.

This is a video I made after studying women’s suffrage with our daughter in homeschool.  Most of it is based on information I read about in the adapted version of The Woman’s Hour and the PBS special, By One Vote.  I’ve been fascinated by the history of this amazingly close vote for the Nineteenth Amendment and have done my best in this little homemade video to share just a small bit of this truly powerful story.

 

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Graham Crackers

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Awesome graham cracker recipe!

I’m not a huge fan of s’mores, but since Monday was National S’more Day (August 10) and, in a happy coincidence, a new book we read ended with a s’more roast, I figured I’d give in and have a little s’mores treat.  I surprisingly had a bag of our non-HFCS marshmallows on hand (Dandies), but the store was completely out of graham crackers.  I’ve made graham crackers before, and they’ve all been great, but I hadn’t felt inspired to save a recipe until now.  The link above made some truly delicious crackers.  Ours didn’t turn out as crunchy as a store-bought cracker, but there were no complaints here.  I love how easily these freeze!

And for those of you with no access to a campfire or even a gas stove, I just realized s’mores can be heated for a short 15 seconds or so in the microwave and come out deliciously gooey.

P.S. These crackers pair amazingly well with the vegan cream cheese frosting we had left in the freezer, if you’re feeling truly decadent.