Families who loved I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when your child is feeling discouraged by a challenge or told they are too young or small to participate. It is the perfect antidote to the word no, offering a historical perspective on how persistence and a can-do attitude can dismantle systemic barriers. The story follows Esther Morris from her childhood as a bold girl who learned to sew and run a business, to her pivotal role in the suffrage movement in Wyoming. It beautifully illustrates themes of civic duty, resilience, and the power of individual initiative. Parents will appreciate how it frames the fight for the vote not just as a political struggle, but as a lifelong habit of seeing a need and saying, I could do that. It is an empowering, secular biography suitable for children in the early to middle elementary years.
