Stories from Suffragette City by M.J. Rose, Fiona Davis is a good fit for readers who appreciate historical fiction, are passionate about women's rights and social justice, and enjoy character-driven stories that explore the struggles and triumphs of the women's suffrage movement in a unique and powerful way.

Some of these stories were great and some just weren’t my favorite. I’m very intrigued by the Woman’s Suffragette Movement so I really liked the different storytelling of these authors. I also enjoyed the tie in of each story being the same day.

Great Authors with short inspiring stories regarding Women's' rights. Different voices, perspectives, and a chance to step into a different time with a message that still has importance today.

Horses, carriages and marching on foot. In 1915 women banded together all wearing white, carrying banners and signs, demanding equality. The parade was the largest and most famous suffrage movement at that time. It appeared triumphant but these short stories written by some of our most favorite authors reveal a variety of narratives ranging from struggling new immigrants, the poorest of children in the Berkshire Mountains and well heeled society ladies joining the march against the wishes of their powerful husbands. Each individual story culminates on this very special day when against all odds these tenacious, hard working women refused to give up. Mini Lesson: On October 23, 1915 over 25,000 women marched down New York City’s Fifth Avenue to fight for women’s suffrage. This fight which had begun over 65 years earlier would not come to fruition until the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women the right to vote across the entire country. Although this amendment declares no one can be denied this right based on sex, many state laws deliberately restricted the black vote. It wasn’t until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that all women could freely vote.

I'm not usually a short story reader, but when I saw this involved many of my favorite authors, I took a chance. It was okay, some stories better than others, probably because I prefer the writing style of those particular authors.

Taking this book with me to read on a trip to Seneca Falls, NY made it all the more meaningful for me. Kristin Hannah's introduction sets the stage for this beautifully written collection of suffragette stories. The titular quote from "We Shall Take Our Lives Into Our Own Keeping" sums up the sentiment and urgency of these individually and collectively. The most poignant, both in its prescience and pain, is "American Womanhood," with a world weary tone conveyed to remind us, as Hannah's introduction also points out, we are still repeating horrific wrongs from our history, as we've not yet fully learned enough from them. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Stories from Suffragette City is more than a time capsule anthology. While we know anecdotes from the lives of the most prominent in the suffrage movement, this collection of fiction brings to life the everyday heroines - the women in the crowds, the women not invited to march in New York, the anonymous men who supported the cause. These intricate portraits render the historic moment even more profound for its ability to elevate the mundane to the mythic.

I received a digital pre-publication copy of this book in exchange for an honest review – and loved it so much that I also purchased a physical copy for my own collection.

I excepted "Stories from Suffragette City" to be a straightforward history and profiles of suffragettes in New York City, but I was surprised and delighted to find that instead it contained narrative stories (some going as far as being historical fiction) written by talented contemporary voices.
Each story takes place on October 23, 1915 when more than 25,000 women demonstrated for the right to vote in New York state with a five-mile-long parade on Fifth Avenue. For me, the strongest stories were the ones that focused on lesser-known women in the movement, like Katherine Chen’s “Siobhán,” in which a servant of socialite-activist Alva Vanderbilt Belmont hears the truth about working conditions in New York factories, and Dolen Perkins-Valdez's “American Womanhood,” which dramatizes the bitter political compromises that marginalized Black women from the movement.
I would recommend this book for fans of "Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion" by Michelle Dean, "All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation" by Rebecca Traister, and "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

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. This collection of short stories is from some of the most notable authors, with Kristin Hannah as the author of the introduction. It's a great book you can pick up and put down since each story is independent, but yet interwoven, throughout the collection.

I think it would also be a great Graduation Gift!

I do not like short stories, poetry and novellas. BUT I love Kristen Hannah and Fiona Davis, so I was very excited for this collection of some of my favorite female writers. It was a mixed bag. I still do not love short stories and I was generally pretty bored of what was offered here. Pass!

These amazing authors have come together to write a number of short stories about women's liberty, freedoms, and foes regarding voting and independence. The writing is excellent, and my only complaint is that they are short stories!! As I finished each story, I wanted to read more, to see what would happen next to the characters I met along the way.

If you like short stories about women's rights and making change, pick up a copy today or give to the young woman in your life who would enjoy these snippets of history.

(I received an advance copy from NetGalley and have written an objective review)

This collection of short stories all take place on the same day, October 23, 1915 when tens of thousands of women flooded 5th Avenue in New York in a five-mile suffrage parade that almost shut down the city. Each story is about a different woman; some well known and some just ordinary women fighting for their rights. It is a fascinating look into the time period and the women who came before us.

This is such a creative and unique way to tell part of the story of women's suffrage - one day, multiple points of view, following varied experiences. This would be a great book for teens studying this part of history.

This is a book that referenced quite a bit in the high school Women's History course that I teach. The Suffrage movement is made more interesting with these excerpts from this book. I was able to really highlight some of the women and their specific stories. Great resource!

Stories from Suffragette City by M.J. Rose and Fiona Davis

9781250241320

253 Pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Release Date: October 27, 2020

Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Women’s Rights, Suffrage, 1915

This book consists of a series of short stories that all mingle together all revolving around the march on Fifth Avenue in New York on October 23, 1915. There is an introduction by Kristin Hannah and stories from the following authors.

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
and Fiona Davis

To me, it is Grace’s story, the niece of Charles Tiffany. She runs out into the parade and gets caught up with the women marching and immediately gets lost. She takes pictures of different women of all from walks of life. We also see inside the lives of several women and their wish to have the right to vote and equality.

The book is timely with the 100th anniversary of the passage of Amendment 19 granting women the right to vote. If you are someone interested in women’s rights or history, you will definitely enjoy reading this book.

I just adored these vignettes—snapshots revolving around the NYC 1915 Women’s March. The women in the short stories are so diverse, so unique, and yet have such a strong common thread. I loved that some stories included real historical figures, and all take place during a time that was well documented and played such a pivotal role in bringing the right for women to vote to the place where it resides today—part of the vernacular that we don’t even have to think about. The amazing authors who contributed to this collection are so admirable, and have brought such a voice to the women ans men who fought so diligently for this cause. I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and was under no obligation to write a review.

I loved the concept of stories based on the events of October 23, 1915, in which over a million women took to the streets in New York City to march for the right to vote. The stories told of that day in the life of various supporters and participants. There was a little interrelation between some of the stories, which made them more enjoyable for me.

I found myself moved by what I didn’t know. This was an incredibly important event that I had never given much thought. Thanks to this group of well-written stories, I’ve now been in the heads of numerous of the participants, and I am better for it.

The ebook was provided by NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I found these to be interesting stories but started to lose interest after reading a few of them. That may be because in general I am not a fan of short stories - I always want to know more.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an early release in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I love me some short stories with a connecting thread, and in the case of Stories From Suffragette City, that thread is the date. Each of the 13 stories included occurs on October 23, 1915, a day that thousands of women marched for the right to vote. I've read most of the authors in this collection, and really enjoyed their short stories. I appreciated getting a feel for the day and the movement through characters in history who are well known to me, as well as those I met for the first time. I'll be putting this book in the hands of patrons who both like historical fiction or who are looking for some shorter reads.

A wonderful collection of short stories about the Women's March that took place in NY in October 1915. Each story is well developed with compelling characters. This compilation is an important work of historical fictional.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

This is a collection of short stories by a variety of authors, all taking place around/on October 23, 1915, when there was a huge march for women’s suffrage in New York City. Some take place all or in part at the march itself, while others touch on it more obliquely, and though each story has a different author, there are some connections between some of the stories. My favorites were the stories by Lisa Wingate, Chris Bohjalian, Fiona Davis, and MJ Rose, while the others varied but only one was really a dud for me. Averaging that all out, I’d give this 3.75 stars.