Kate Hannigan
Kate Hannigan's new children's picture book is A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights. From the author's Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: Why did you decide to write a picture book about women's rights activist Belva Lockwood?--Marshal Zeringue
A: When Belva Lockwood first came to my attention, I was researching a book about Nellie Bly. I was so surprised to read about “the lady candidate” that I dropped the Nellie project and jumped right into learning about Belva and her campaign for president in 1884.
As I found out more about her—that she’d accomplished so much and was somewhat ignored by the mainstream suffragettes—I wanted to share it with the world. First woman on the ballot for president, first woman admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court, first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
Belva faced daunting hardships and formidable obstacles along the way. She’s...[read on]
