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Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

Margarita Engle

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5344-8693-5

Keywords: Suffrage, illegitimacy, horses, Cuba, women's rights

In 1920s Cuba, multiracial Rima, illegitimate and shunned, fights to pass laws to protect and empower women. Free verse. Historical back matter.