Madeleine MeyersThe author of the story, Madeleine Meyers, became interested in the event described in Mama Votes! when working on a book on Woman Suffrage. While doing research for Forward Into Light: The Struggle for Woman's Suffrage (Discovery Enterprises, Ltd., 994) she learned of the events of 1872 and first encountered the famous letter in which Susan B. Anthony says "I have been and gone and done it." With the approach of the 100 th anniversary of the 19 th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, Ms. Meyers felt it was the perfect time to introduce girls and boys to this courageous attempt to vote. More recently, watching a young girl's delight with reading a play aloud inspired her to include a play version of the story. Ms. Meyers' career includes work as a children's librarian, and as the Coordinator of Education Outreach and Librarian at an MIT research facility. She has authored a weekly newspaper column, and is the co-author of several articles on science education. This is her fifth book. Read More Read Less