What a beautiful book, so thoughtfully written. Not only are Wall’s images bold, but the text is wonderful as well. I love that the book is so inclusive in detailing the efforts to work with other disenfranchised people in the suffrage struggle and the philosophical plurality of best methods to achieve the end goals. The quotations are powerful and help create a stronger sense of understanding those who voiced them. I hope this book helps empower and motivate women and men as we continue to seek equal opportunity,

For me, the pages evoke emotions. I see the grit, the frustration and the undying sense of humor. One can’t help but laugh at quotations like Victoria Woodhull’s, “Let women issue a declaration of independence sexually, and absolutely refuse to cohabit with men until they are acknowledged as equals in everything, and the victory would be won in a single week.” I look forward to savoring the images and text on these pages and keeping it where others might be tempted to explore as well.

—Peggy Walker, Library of Congress American Memories Fellow, Former Ventura County Teacher of the Year, and California State Finalist, Teacher of the Year