Charming book! But I feel obliged to point out that Wyoming wasn’t the first government in the US to grant women suffrage, as this claims. Women in New Jersey has the right to vote from 1776 to 1807.

Great bio about a frontier woman who thought woman should be able to vote. i would be interested in a more detailed account.

This book is about a girl who believed with all her might that she could do things anybody else could, whether it was because she was too young or because she was a woman she never cared to hear. This story is in this text set because women having a right to vote is still so important, this book can be read for history as it has dates and information. It is also about her persevering when she is told she can’t do things, even though she knows either she can or she should be able to. Despite all...

A beautiful historical picture book about a woman I wish I’d known about when I was a kid. Amazing to learn she was the first successful U.S. suffragette, gaining the right of women to vote in Wyoming a full 50 years before the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote nationwide (and 23 years prior to the next state to do so - Colorado in 1893).

Genre: Biographical NonfictionGrade: 4-6Review:I love the topic of this book and am glad there is a children's book about the women's right to vote. It is an important topic in history and this book gives great incite as to what it was like and how one person changed history.

Genre: Historical FictionCopyright Date: 2005Thoughts: I'm so confused why I never learned about Esther Morris? I have never heard her name until I picked this book up from the library and I am amazed. She was the reason for women being able to vote in Wisconsin, was the first women to ever hold political office and was part of one of the first anti slavery churches. What a great book telling all of this information in a simple way. Classroom Use: Ruth is an inspiration and a name that should be...

Very interesting book based on the true story of Esther Morris, the first female judge and the first woman in the United States to hold a political office. Apparently she was instrumental in getting Wyoming's women the right to vote.Kids enjoyed the story.

I Could Do That!: Ester Morris Gets Women the Vote / Linda White/ 2005Genre: Non-fictionFormat: picture bookPlot summary: In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became the first woman to hold public office in the United States.Considerations: none Review citation:School Library Journal, vol 51, issue 9" readers are given an appealing, inspiring story, but is it historical fiction or nonfiction?

"I could do that," says six-year-old Esther as she watches her mother making tea. Start her own business at the age of nineteen? Why, she could do that, too. But one thing Esther and other women could NOT do was vote. Only men could do that.With lively text and humorous illustrations as full of spirit as Esther herself, this striking picture book biography shows how one girl's gumption propels her through a life filled with challenges until, in 1869, she wins the vote for women in Wyoming Territ...

I LOVED this book a lot and wish I had more books like it when I was younger. This book sends out a great message while also teaching children some history. I Could Do That sends a great message out to both young girls and boys stating you can do anything you want if you work hard enough. I loved the illustrations of Esther Morris growing older as the story went along. The book takes us through Esther Morris's life.

A story about Esther Morris and how she got women vote in the Wyomi country before it was a state. It talks about her life and what she did and her I can attitude. Story to read to young readers very interesting.

Very inspiring and entertaining!

This Picture book on the story of Esther Hobart Morris (the first woman justice of the peace in the United States) is a joy for any woman or little girl. Although I recommend it for all, no matter age or gender, it is very special for a female to have this in her library or her hands, even if just for a while. It reaffirms capability and creation of possibility through imagination, perseverance, courage and intelligence. Much alike Tanya Lee Stone’s “Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stant...

Genre: BiographyGrade: 3-6This book is a great introduction to learning how women got the right to vote. It also has a wonderful message about fighting for your dreams and what you believe in. Esther Morris was such a fun and inspiring person to read about and the picture book was really well done. One of my favorite parts was the end pages at the back where it continues the history by giving the days of when states gave women the right to vote.

As a lover of women's history and as I start into my study of women's right to vote this book was wonderful as a stepping off point. I even read it out load to my 11 year old son, who enjoyed the story. Any time we can find a book that tells the tale of women as well as this, it should be given high standing. Well done Linda Arms White... on the keep shelf this one goes.

This adorable picture book biography teaches girls they can do anything. In the 19th-century when girls were expected to sew and pour tea, Esther believed she could do that from a young age. As a middle-aged woman she traveled west and is credited with getting women the vote in Wyoming. The text is simple and tells a story. The can-do attitude is emphasized by repetitive phrases "I could do that" and "And she did." It helps associate the name with the deed. This is one strong-minded woman full o...

Summary: Esther Morris is a young girl that can do anything! She learns to clean and make tea! When her mother dies she takes care of her family! Esther opens up a hat shop and takes care of sick people after her husband dies. One day she decides it's about time she gets to vote! She invites two politicians to her home and makes her case! Soon after women have the right to vote!Grade: 1st-5thClassroom: historyIndividuals: girls that believe they can do everything!Small group: discussion/activity...

Inspiring tale about a woman who did not allow nay sayers to get in her way and eventually proved "instrumental in gaining women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory." Not only that, but her list of accomplishments is quite long and impressive: store-owner, milliner, abolitionist, judge, as well as a wife and mother.The illustrations depict very expressive characters and I love how determined Esther appears throughout the book. The author's note and list of resources are helpful for those who want to...

Linda White and Nancy Carpenter beautifully created this informatively fun read for educators to share young readers and listeners. Esther Morris was a woman ahead of her time, she continually fought for what she knew was right - such as permitting the women of Wyoming to have an equal vote in their government. Her actions led to woman's suffrage in her home state a full 50 years before the passing of the 19th Amendment.

Loved and learned SO much about a story from women's history that I had never known - Esther Morris, the first woman elected to public office in the United States - and about the fact that Wyoming Territory had women's suffrage in 1870! Great addition to school library collections and as a read-aloud for units about voting rights, women's suffrage, Westward expansion, and women's history.