Introducing New York Times bestselling author Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s debut picture book, BOLD & BRAVE: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote (Alfred A. Knopf BFYR, November 13th, 2018), complete with captivating illustrations by renowned artist Maira Kalman.
Senator Gillibrand was inspired by her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother to be bold and brave and forge a new path. But who inspired them?
Speaking to today’s young (“You are the suffragists of our time”), BOLD & BRAVE tells the stories of ten diverse leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women—Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Burns, Jovita Idár, Inez Milholland, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Church Terrell, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, and Ida B. Wells—a journey that took more than seventy years of passionate commitment. Their lives will ignite bold fresh dreams in readers’ minds.
Especially relevant today as young people, in particular women, are making their voices heard across the country on issues including immigration policies, gun safety and women’s rights, and a historic number of women are running for federal offices, BOLD & BRAVE is aspirational. As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women suffrage, it offers uplifting role models, reveals a diverse and rich history of women who changed the status quo, and motivates readers to “stand up, speak out, and fight for what you believe in.”
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (DNY) is a passionate advocate for women’s rights—like her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother before her. Born and raised in upstate New York, Senator Gillibrand’s home is in Brunswick, New York, with her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, and their two sons, Theo and Henry. She is a New York Times bestselling author. This is her first book for children.
Maira Kalman is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including Looking at Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything. She is a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and illustrated Strunk and White’s classic, The Elements of Style. You can find out more at mairakalman.com.