This historical fiction novel takes place in 1901 in Colorado. It's a book about women's rights - the right to vote, the right to go to college and get training for the job that they want and the right to make their own decisions. This book is full of interesting characters who will grab your interest from day 1. It has
-Lida, a widow with two children who has been trained to be a doctor but meets discrimination everywhere from the college to her attempts to practice her profession.
-Sarah Jane - Lida's daughter, who at 14 is learning from her mother how to fight for what she wants out of life.
-Eva - her sister from St Louis who has come to spend the summer and bonds with Sarah Jane.
-Mildred - Lida's other sister, also visiting for the summer but a bitter woman who thinks that women should stay at home where they belong.
Can the three totally different sisters become close again and realize the need to fight for the role of women in the new century?

I loved this book. The author gave us a lot of information about the suffragette movement as well as the temperance movement as part of the story line. The women were very well written and are a good reflection of the women who fought for women's rights long before it was politically correct to do so.

Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. ( )