Mary Wears What She Wants
Keith Negley
Set in the 1830s and inspired by Mary Edwards Walker, this story follows Mary as she chooses pants instead of the heavy dresses expected of girls and women. She finds pants more comfortable and easier to move in, but townspeople object when she wears them in public. Her father explains that people can fear what they do not understand. Mary answers those who challenge her clothing choice and continues to wear what she chooses. A short biography of Mary Edwards Walker follows the story.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
