cover image 33 Things Every Girl Should Know about Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.a

33 Things Every Girl Should Know about Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.a

. Crown Books for Young Readers, $12.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-375-81122-7

The impressive, chronologically organized 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A., edited by Tonya Bolden, begins with Abigail Adams's 1776 letter to her husband, ""Remember the Ladies,"" proceeds through Charlotte Perkins Gilman's groundbreaking ""The Yellow Wallpaper"" (excerpted) and includes thoughtful reflections on other leading women, such as Patricia McKissack's fictional essay narrated by Charlotte Woodward (the only woman in attendance at the Seneca Falls convention still alive to exercise her right to vote). Period photographs, quotes, timelines, bios and varied typography give the volume an attractive, accessible feel. (Feb.)