Review: Girls Do!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2012
This was such a great story. I haven't read YA in years, but the subject had me intrigued. The story surrounds the Hanson sisters, Angeline and Adelaide and their desire to show a 1916 America that women can indeed participate in the war by becoming motorbike dispatch riders.I admired the spirit and determination of these two women. At each obstacle they encountered, from disapproving looks from people for wearing male attire, (trousers and leather jackets), a lost wallet, downright meanness, and at one point incarceration, the sisters persevered. There were a couple of instances where they could have given up, but they remembered why they decided to ride across America.Reading Ride for Rights evoked a lot of emotions, the most prevalent was a sense of empowerment. 1916 was a time where women were considered nothing without a man and the Hanson sisters proved they could be someone. If one is willing to step out an fight an injustice incredible things can happen and the Hanson sisters did their best to make their cause heard.So if you're looking for a sweet story, while an emotional impact and lots of adventure, Ride for Rights delivers. Also the author adds a nice note at the end regarding her research. It's worth looking into, I did a little more research on my own and found a few more noteworthy women and I never would've done that if I hadn't read Ms. Chevrestt's book. Ride for Rights isn't just a title, it's a call to action, a battle cry.