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Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic, A
Yi Shun Lai
Illustrator: map by Filippo Vanzo
Ages: 14+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-6659-3776-4
Keywords: Historical Fiction-Suffragist Movement, Historical Fiction, Antartica Expedition, Sailing, Survival
In 1914 an 18-year-old suffragist signs onto a hazardous expedition to the Antarctic and fights for gender equality. Detailed black-and-white maps. Inspired by an actual expedition. Author's note.