There are two types of girls . . . according to Violet's parents, that is. There are proper ladies, and there's the wrong kind of girl. "New Women" meddle in politics, have careers, and even want the right to vote--just like Violet's older sister, Chloe, whose ideas got her kicked out of home. When Violet runs away from home to find her sister, it's already been three years since Chloe left Susquehanna. Following her sister's trail takes Violet to New York and then Tennessee, where Chloe's joined the fierce fight for women's right to vote. With a new friend by her side--Myrtle, a kind African-American orphan who is gutsy enough for the trip--Violet becomes entangled in the suffragists' fight to getting the 19th Amendment ratified. If standing side-by-side with the Suffs makes Violet the wrong kind of girl . . . then why does it feel so right? Celebrate the100th anniversary ofthe 19th Amendment with this stirring historical novelabout women's suffrage! She's searching for her sister. Along the way, she finds a friend . . . and a cause. It's been three years since Violet's sister, Chloe, left home, and Violet is determined to find her! She runs away and follows her sister's trail all the way to New York and then Tennessee. There, she discovers not only Chloe but the fierce fight for women's right to vote. And what a fight it is! Violet and her new friend Myrtle join Chloe in the Suffragists' cause, eager to sway legislators to their side. Violet knows that her parents would surely disapprove of her decisions, but if fighting for justice makes her the wrong kind of girl . . . then why does it feel so right? A perfect Common Core tie-in,The Hope Chestincludes back matter with period photographs, historical notes about the suffrage movement, a "Voting in America" timeline, and other activities. It's also a New York State curriculum title for fourth grade. Don't miss Starting from Seneca Falls, another historical novel about women's suffrage from the author of The Hope Chest!