Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women's Landmarks

by Lynn Sherr

A witty and informative illustrated guide to over 1000 historic landmarks commemorating the words and deeds of American heroines from Anne Hutchinson to Christa McAuliffe.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Feminism, American History

579 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 1994

About the author

Broadcast journalist and writer Lynn Sherr has been swimming since she was a toddler, learning first by watching frogs in a Pennsylvania lake. She has since expanded both her strokes and her waterways. For more than thirty years, she was an award-winning correspondent for ABC News. She is the author of many books, including Tall Blondes: A Book about Giraffes; Outside the Box: A Memoir, and Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words. She lives in New York.You can contact her at LynnSwims@gmail.com and follow her on Twitter@LynnSherr and at Facebook.com/SallyRideBio.

Reviews

[Barbara Robison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've written a book on woman suffrage and found this book interesting for information about what is available to Americans traveling around the U.S. if they want to know more abut the suffrage movement and the suffragists. I had a book I ordered much earlier and reordered one recently.

[Laura Owens · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is quite interesting. It tells stories of an incredibly large number of American women and the land and history they were a part of. Each segment of the US has a unique history. Too often the part women have played in that history has gone unrecognized by many. This book recognizes the markers and landmarks which acknowledge the lives of such women. It includes the story of mothers, teachers, lawyers, pioneers, suffragists, heroines, wives, daughters, authors, advocates and so many more incredible women of all ages, races and religions. It would be an outstanding resource for educators looking to assign new and interesting historical figures for students to research ( one fun example, young Kate Shelley, heroine, brand new to me) . It would be a valuable guidebook for travelers looking to discover a site they might not have otherwise discovered. I have added a few more places to go and a few more books to read to my bucket lists as a result of reading this book. I rated the book as three stars because it is a challenging book to read straight thru. Stories can start to blur together. I do think readers wanting to learn more about the history of their hometown or state or of an area they will be visiting soon would truly benefit from reading the part of the book featuring those areas. They may then be inspired to read further about a few more states or cities featured in this book.

[Pat Lawlor · Rating 4 out of 5]

A large compendium of major and minor famous women organized by geography of their birth places, houses, speech locations and cemeteries, so many women are listed in several locations. Interesting to read straight through, but I only recognized about 15% of the names. I learned a lot, especially about how many women it took to secure women's suffrage 100 years ago. I would like to visit some of the more famous places that I have not seen yet

[Carolyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Proceed with great caution and do lots of fact checking. I am sad to say that there are many errors here.