The Women's March by Jennifer Chiaverini tells the story of 3 women who stand up for their convictions and the importance of the right for women to vote. As much as I love the Elm Creek Quilts series, I always look forward to the author's newest historical fiction offerings. The Women's March is the latest novel to shed light on the importance of women in history and was a very interesting and informative read.

Thank you to William Morrow and Custom House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this title.

This historical fiction novel follows three strong, intelligent women, Maud Malone, Alice Paul and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, as they fight and march for women’s suffrage. The march occurs the day before Woodrow Wilson’s (who strongly opposed suffrage for women) inauguration in 1913. Based on the actual events and people, I really looked forward to learning more about these women and this important part of history.
Overall, I found this novel difficult to get through, as it read more like non fiction, filled with fact after fact and the events leading up to the march. I wish the author could have focused more on the women, their lives and how they changed throughout this part of the movement. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres but this one missed the mark for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

In my opinion, historical novels such as The Women's March by Jennifer Chiaverini should be read along with history textbooks because they truly help bring history to life. It was fascinating to read about three women who played pivotal roles in the fight for women's equality. How I wish I could discuss it with my grandmother and great aunts who were coming of age at that time. Unfortunately, I couldn't help comparing a number of things happening then to what we still see today. Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow Publishers for the opportunity to read and review this insightful book.

Unfortunately, this historical fiction account of three women and their pivotal roles in women’s suffrage is rather lackluster and dry. I’m not quite sure why because author Jennifer Chiaverini has done well with her quilt series and other tales. This book, THE WOMEN’S MARCH, though, feels like a cross between a history book and a newspaper story; there’s a missing spark that would have brought life to the pages. Coming on the heels of the large Women’s March after the 2016 Election, this should have been a juicy topic. There’s so much about this century that feels like a repeat from the last; this tale offers more for that line of thinking. I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

This is a difficult review for me to write, as I am a huge fan of Jennifer Chiaverini. Historical fiction is my favorite genre, and I've enjoyed all of the other books that Jennifer Chiaverini has written. I know that she spends a great deal of time researching her subjects and usually I learn so much from reading her novels. But I found The Women's March to be very tedious and I had a hard time getting through it. I'm sure there was a lot of conflict and competition between the different women's groups involved in the march, but reading all the pettiness just irritated me. It was interesting and a bit depressing to realize that many of the issues they dealt with in 1913 are still problems today, more than 100 years later.
I was provided an ARC of The Women's March by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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I'll admit that I'm not very knowledgeable about the women's suffrage movement and I'm thankful this book gave me an opportunity to change that a bit.

The Women's March is focused specifically on three different women's perspectives leading up to and participating in the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession, held in DC the day before Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as President.

Fun fact, as a lifelong Jersey resident I was not aware Wilson was Governor of NJ before becoming President. I also had no idea how racist and sexist he was either!

I appreciated that author Jennifer Chiaverini didn't whitewash the suffrage movement and highlighted the intersectionality of racial and gender equality efforts. Through Ida's perspective, we get to see how shortsighted white women were to not fight for all women's rights.

I also had the opportunity to listen to some of this on audio. While I would have loved if they decided to engage different narrators to help separate the POVs, Saskia Maarlveld did a fantastic job, with the book coming in at just under 11 hours.

While this came off more historical than fiction, it was very informative and educational. While a bit narrow in focus, it allowed the reader to get deep into this time period and the women who helped shape history.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Audio and William Morrow & Custom House for an advanced copy of this and the opportunity to share my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Women's March by Jennifer Chiaverini is the story of the march which took place the day before Wilson's inauguration for the right for women to vote. It's told through the eyes of Maud Malone, Alice Paul and Ida Welles Barnett. There's a lot of research that went into this book. The different stories mesh nicely although the women never meet at the procession. I enjoyed reading this book and I felt like I was marching right with them. I have read her other books and I really liked them. I will recommend to friends. Thank you for letting me review this book

I was excited to read an ARC of The Women’s March by Jennifer Chiaverini. My grandmother lived during this time period and was a woman ahead of her time. I wish I could discuss this book with her. This book has alternating chapters featuring three activists and their lives in the years prior to the Women’s Suffrage Procession on March 3 in Washington. The first three chapters flew by as a chapter was devoted to each. Alice Paul earned a college degree and advanced degrees at the University of Pennsylvania in sociology and minors in Political Science and Economics. She then went on to study in England and participated in the suffragette movement where she was arrested and endured forced feeding in prison. Next, the reader meets Ida B. Wells Barnett who was born a slave in 1862 until the end of the war. She married Ferdinand Barnett who was ten years older. He went to law school in Chicago and was the first Black Assistant State Attorney in Illinois. She was a Civil Rights Activist and journalist. The third activist is Maud Malone a New York librarian at Seward Public Library. Maud organized the first suffragette parade on February 16, 1908.

Finishing the three chapters, I thought I was introduced to each of the women and the book would start moving. As a retired high school English and U.S. History teacher I began to feel like I was reading a textbook and not a historical fiction book. I would have liked to have had this book to read some excerpts to my students or use for group work in the classroom. To be honest, it took a lot of time for me to finish this book as I felt like it was just fact after fact. I did enjoy the Author Notes at the end to find out what happened to each of these amazing Suffragettes. My thanks to William Morrow Custom House and NetGalley for an ARC of this book. The opinions in this review are my own.

I’m a big fan of historical fiction, however, this book was too much like a text book to enjoy. I found it very dense and not nearly enough story or character development.

Jennifer Chiaverini does it again. Tells a story so clearly and vividly that you hope when the characters hope, and hurt when they hurt. The author has an incredible talent of teaching fascinating parts of history and weaving them into an entertaining lesson. Writing is strong as always. Will be a must read!!

It was obvious that a lot of research went into this story of three women working toward votes for women in three very different ways. I expected to feel immersed in the era, and sometimes that was the case. However, most often I felt like I was reading nonfiction. This is such an important topic. The back matter reminds us just how far we still need to go to achieve true equality. I was disappointed that the book did not draw me I as I expected. On a positive note, I was very pleased that the role of Black women, specifically Ida Wells-Barnett role, was included. I will recommend this book to people interested in voting rights for women.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I had a really hard time finishing this book. It was very well researched but the characters didn't grab me and I just couldn't engage with it.

Some writers have the "it" factor. That je ne sais quoi if you will. It's hard to duplicate and it's innate. In my opinion. Jennifer Chiaverini has it. The Women's March transported me back to 1913 when women back then fought for the rights that we have today. It was a story I could have encapsulated and worn around my neck. Incredible. If you are a historical fiction lover you need to read this!

Well researched, but I couldn't connect with the characters. I am very interested in the women's suffrage movement, but this fictional account seemed dry to me. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy.

Jennifer Chiaverini’s newest historical novel tells the fascinating stories of three early 20th century suffragists: librarian Maud Malone, American Quaker and veteran of the militant British suffrage battles Alice Paul, and journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Thanks to the work of early suffragists, several Western states had already granted women the right to vote, but nationwide the movement had faced staunch opposition and stalled. With nods to such icons as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Addams, and Mary Church Terrell, Chiaverini places the on-going struggle firmly in the hands of Malone, Paul, and Wells-Barnett.

From dated chapters alternating between these three women, readers learn each woman’s story and come to understand the forces they fight against and the friends and enemies they make. Chiaverini dramatizes events such as Malone’s confrontation with 1912 presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson, which lands her in jail, and Wells-Barnett’s establishment of an African American suffragist organization when most white suffragists fail to welcome black members.

Slightly less than halfway through the novel, Chiaverini gradually begins zeroing in on the National Woman Suffrage Association’s controversial Washington, D. C. parade up Pennsylvania Avenue on March 3, 1913—the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration. After a long-fought battle to stage the event, the thousands of marching women, some from countries that had previously granted women’s suffrage, were about to face more opposition.

Well-researched and followed by Chiaverini’s meticulous notes, The Women’s March is a must-read novel for anyone interested in the women’s suffrage movement. At times, a few sentences sounded too preachy, and I found myself wishing a point might have been shown rather than told. However, as I thought about it, I realized Chiaverini had already dramatized nearly every point and apparently wanted to drive those points home.

All in all, her latest novel is an informative and vivid account of the 1913 women’s march and key figures behind or participating in it.

Thanks to Netgalley, William Morrow, and Jennifer Chiaverini for an advance reader copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

I just couldn’t get into this. It was too much like a text book and didn’t grab me.while I love the premise I found this a slog to read. DNF for me.

As our country experiences increasing battles with states trying to suppress voting rights, this book could not have been written at a more appropriate time. The most alarming thing I discovered as I read it was that as far as race relations and women’s rights have come, they have not come far enough since some of the same issues that our country grappled with in 1913 are still being debated today. Reading Ida, Alice and Maud’s stories was inspiring and eye-opening. As state governments are trying to white-wash curriculum to reflect a narrow view of history, books like The Women’s March are crucial to teaching a new generation what past generations suffered for the freedoms they take for granted, and that are in a crisis as some would take those freedoms away if possible. My only complaint about this book was that it takes a little liberty with history, since it is a fictional account. Though it’s obvious that Chiaverini researched for this novel, readers might either dismiss the entire book as fiction, or might take it as complete fact if they haven’t read the author’s note. Knowing it’s a fictional account made me a little confused as to which parts are known and which are made up. Beyond that, though, it was a very enlightening and inspirational novel.

While this was an excellent account of three members of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement, it didn’t have the punch that Resistance Women had. It read more like non-fiction than it did historical fiction. I learned a lot about three of the leaders of the Vote for Women movement in the early 20th century. Alice Paul, Ida Be Wells and Maud Malone were daringly brave women and I recommend it to anyone concerned with the early leaders of the Woman’s Movement.

In order to understand the present, it's important to understand the past. To look back and see how far we've come. This book gives a good overview of how women fought to get the right to vote in the United States. It's important history that we should all know about. The story was a little textbook-like and didn't grab me the way so many other historical novels do. Yet if you want to learn more about women getting the vote, I think it's well worth your time.

Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Received this ARC from William Morrow and Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. Ida B. Wells, Maud Malone and Alice Paul are three women involved in the fight for Woman’s Suffrage. Their work brings the three of them together at the Women’s March in Washington D. C. In 1913. The story included a few fascinating pieces of historical information, such as the strong opposition to voting rights for women and the lack of assistance from the police during the March. However, I feel that the novel missed the mark. It read more like non fiction than historical fiction. It also made so many mentions of committees and organizations that it disrupted the flow of the narrative. I found the most interesting part of the book to be the last few paragraphs of the Author’s Note.