The Taxing Case of the Cows: A True Story About Suffrage

Based on a little-known episode from the women's suffrage movement, this picture-book tells how sisters Abby and Julia Smith fought taxation without representation by refusing to pay property taxes on their cows. When the government seized the animals, the sisters bought them back each year, turning their protest into a public stand for voting rights. Co-authored by Pegi Deitz Shea, the story highlights the courage of two women who used their own livestock to make a bold political statement. The straightforward narrative makes this historical episode easy for young readers to understand.