Trivia
What is the war America was fighting at the end of the book?
The Civil War.
What is the nursery rhyme that Sarah wrote?
Mary Had a Little Lamb.
Why did Thanksgiving need a superhero?
People did not celebrate it anymore.
What does the expression "she felt like the stuffing had been kicked out of her" mean?
What lesson can we learn from Sarah?
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What year was Thanksgiving made a national holiday?
1863
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How many years did it take Sarah to accomplish her goal?
38 years.
What does the expression "curdle her gravy" mean?
She was mad.
Who else wrote letters asking for Thanksgiving to be a holiday?
Other women in America.
What part of the country was still celebrating Thanksgiving?
New England
How did Sarah feel about slavery?
She did not like it.
Who did Sarah send her letters to asking for Thanksgiving to be a holiday?
politicians
What were things Sarah did not like that women wore at that time?
Bustles, bloomers and corsets are...
Bustles, bloomers and corsets.
Sarah wrote letters because she wanted to make the world what?
A better place.
Sarah fought for many things. Name one of them.
Playgrounds, schools for girls, historical monuments.
Sarah was the first female _____________ editor in America.
Magazine
What was President Buchannan thinking about instead of saving Thanksgiving?
Slavery, states wanted to secede (leave the union).
What is the type of pen Sarah used to write letters?
A quill pen.
Sarah wanted Thanksgiving to be a ____________ holiday.
National
Sarah said that Thanksgiving wouldn't stop a war, but it could do what?
Bring the country together.
Which of these words is not used to describe Sarah?
beautiful, brave, bold
beautiful
Sarah's pens were called her "secret weapon." What does this mean?
Sarah said it was this time for America.
A bleak (sad) time.
At the start of the book the author says Thanksgiving needed what?
A superhero