Two remarkable books that demonstrate the remarkable fierce determination and courage that are the foundation of women winning the right to vote have been donated and autographed by award-winning author Penny Colman. 

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Very Special Friendship that Changed the World
One of the challenges for women today is sharing with younger generations how far we have come. Girls and young women rarely consider what life was like for the women who lived a couple of generations before them.
Colman's research reveals a compelling story for readers, and the author also masterfully presents the facts — that women in the 19th century operated under many societal restrictions.
Today we take for granted that women can vote and that for the most part, women are treated equally in our society. The narrative is a reminder of how long social change takes and how many hands and hearts must work tirelessly to bring about long-term modifications to our society.
pub.2011, 250 pages,  paper

The Vote: Women's Fierce Fight
The Vote: Women's Fierce Fight, by award-winning author Penny Colman tells the gripping story of the battle for woman suffrage in America through first-hand accounts, newspaper headlines and articles, anecdotes, songs, poems, documents, cartoons, and photographs. Colman interweaves contested issues involving race, class, strategies, tactics, and politics. Replete with political intrigues and betrayals; pageantry and parades; pickets, violent mobs and forced-feeding, The Vote is infused with women's words and vivid personalities spanning many generations. A thought-provoking true story, The Vote resonates with key current issues including voting rights and women's participation in the governance of America. 
pub. 2019, 435 pages, paper,