Stories from Suffragette City

By: M.J. Rose - editor, Fiona Davis - editor, Kristin Hannah - introduction

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

One city. One movement. A world of stories.

Stories from Suffragette City is a collection of short stories that all take place on a single day: October 23, 1915. It’s the day when tens of thousands of women marched up Fifth Avenue, demanding the right to vote in New York City. Thirteen of today's best-selling authors have taken this moment as inspiration to raise the voices of history and breathe fresh life into their struggles and triumphs.

The characters depicted here, some well-known, others unfamiliar, each inspire and reinvigorate the power of democracy. We follow a young woman who is swept up in the protests when all she expected was to come sell her apples in the city. We see Ava Vanderbilt as her white-gloved sensibility is transformed over the course of the single fateful day. Ida B. Wells battles for racial justice in the women's suffrage movement so that every woman's voice can be heard. Each story stands on its own, but together Stories from Suffragette City becomes a symphony, painting a portrait of a country looking for a fight and ever restless for progress and equality.

With an introduction by Kristin Hannah and stories from:

• Lisa Wingate
• M.J. Rose
• Steve Berry
• Paula McLain
• Katherine J. Chen
• Christina Baker Kline
• Jamie Ford
• Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• Megan Chance
• Alyson Richman
• Chris Bohjalian
• Fiona Davis

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company

©2020 M.J. Rose, Fiona Davis (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Loved it

Loved how the stories blended together but each one was different side of the parade.
Great job didn’t want to stop reading.

A nice look into women's suffrage

This historical fiction book is a collection of short stories about women from the suffragette march in New York City in 1912. I enjoyed learning about this pivotal day in women's rights through the eyes of various women, fictional and not. Some of the stories were tied together but a common character. I liked the concept of this and with some additional effort all of the stories could have been meaningfully linked. As it was it felt a little disjointed. Overall a nice read!

Powerful Stories

Historical fictional stories about women in at the turn of the 20th century fighting for independence and the right to vote. Each women is a hero of the Suffrage movement.

I mistakenly thought it was written by Fiona Davis.

I had mistakenly thought this was written by Fiona Davis which is the only reason I purchased it.