Starting from Seneca Falls, Karen Schwabach
Starting from Seneca Falls, Karen Schwabach
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Starting from Seneca Falls

Author: Karen Schwabach

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 4 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2020

Synopsis

Celebrate the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment with another historical novel about women's suffrage from the author of The Hope Chest!

Bridie's life has been a series of wrongs. The potato famine in Ireland. Being sent to the poorhouse when her mother's new job in America didn't turn out the way they'd hoped. Becoming an orphan.

And then there's the latest wrong--having to work for a family so abusive that Bridie is afraid she won't survive. So she runs away to Seneca Falls, New York, which in 1848 is a bustling town full of possibility. There, she makes friends with Rose, a girl with her own list of wrongs, but with big dreams, too.

Rose helps Bridie get a job with the strangest lady she's ever met, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Mrs. Stanton is planning a convention to talk about the rights of women. For Bridie and Rose, it's a new idea, that women and girls could have a voice. But they sure are sick of all the wrongs. Maybe it's time to fight for their rights!

About The Author

KAREN SCHWABACH grew up in upstate New York and lived for many years in Alaska, where she taught ESL in the Yup'ik village of Chefornak. She later taught in the education department at Salem College in North Carolina. She's the author of A Pickpocket's Tale, The Hope Chest, The Storm Before Atlanta, and Starting from Seneca Falls.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jen on January 29, 2021

This middle grade book is the perfect mixture of story, adventure and history. This would be an awesome way to teach this portion of American history to children in a classroom or homeschool setting. Bridie the main character is an Irish immigrant to the US and through her story readers are introduc......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 01, 2021

I've loved every book that I've read from this author~ STARTING FROM SENECA FALLS is no exception. There's an ease to the narrative and dialogue that makes it so easy to slip into. Writing like this is NOT a simple task. Historical details had me eager to learn more about the "characters" (MANY are......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on June 05, 2021

3.5 stars- a half star off for not using period language and speech patterns 1848 is a year of promise for the United States as anti-slavery activists campaign hard against the expansion of slavery into the new U.S. territories ceded from Mexico. 11-year-old Bridie Gallagher knows her knew hometown,......more

Goodreads review by Deke on October 12, 2024

A wonderful way to introduce middle grade readers to 19th century abolitionist and women’s rights movements. Readers knowledgeable of the history will smile at the frequent historical nods.......more

Goodreads review by Shaye on August 31, 2020

Both Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglas are brought to life in this fast-paced historical fiction story about two unlikely friends during the 1800s who participate in the women’s suffrage movement. Readers will hear more about the Irish Potato Famine, realities of the Poor Houses, the plig......more

Quotes

"A strong example of historical fiction that could be utilized in U.S. history lessons." --School Library Journal

"A friendly introduction to the women’s rights and abolitionist movements of the nineteenth century." --Booklist

"Historical fiction fans drawn to period details . . . will be pleased." --The Bulletin

"Steeped in historical facts and details, which will particularly fascinate history buffs." --Kirkus Reviews

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