Carrie Crawford wants to help women get the right to vote and to change the world. But she was born shortly after the end of slavery and is faced with the demands of the times. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois are in a a philosophical tug of war during her formative years and she feels pulled in two different directions because of it. Like other young women of her time, she is pressured to marry and begin a family. When she meets Edward, it appears that she will do as her mother...
More DescriptionCarrie Crawford wants to help women get the right to vote and to change the world. But she was born shortly after the end of slavery and is faced with the demands of the times. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois are in a a philosophical tug of war during her formative years and she feels pulled in two different directions because of it. Like other young women of her time, she is pressured to marry and begin a family. When she meets Edward, it appears that she will do as her mother wants her and marry. But Carrie's life is upended by many challenges as she comes of age.