Maria takes a stand

By Norma Jean Lutz

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918, Prejudices, German Americans, Christian life, Fiction, Children's fiction, Women's rights, Juvenile fiction, History, Suffragists

Description: In 1914, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the war in Europe increases general hostility towards German Americans, twelve-year-old Maria Schmidt finds inspiration in the women's suffrage movement and decides to join the cause.