Penny Colman writes about illustrious, but not typically well-known, women and a wide range of significant and intriguing topics in her award-winning books for all ages. Noted for her in-depth research, Colman drove 880 miles in three days for a first-hand look at some New York state sites of events in her forthcoming book Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship that Changed the World. In Seneca Falls, she was thrilled to encounter this life-size memorial, “When Anthony Met Stanton” by Ted Aud, commemorating the historic event in May 1851 when Amelia Bloomer introduced Susan to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship That Changed the World
“Penny Colman has brilliantly captured the partnership between my great-great-grandmother Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.”
Coline Jenkins, President of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust

Thanksgiving: The True Story
“illuminating,”
Booklist

Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial
A “daring and satisfying approach to a difficult subject”
Publishers Weekly

A Woman Unafraid: The Achievements of Frances Perkins
“Inspiring”
Kirkus

Breaking the Chains: The Crusade of Dorothea Lynde Dix
“a must purchase”
School Library Journal

Rosie the Riveter “completely involving” Kirkus

Spies! Women in the Civil War
“a fascinating book”
Kliatt

Where the Action Was
“For a chill up the spine, is hard to beat”
The New York Times

Adventurous Women
“Readers will enjoy being in the presence of eight amazing women who demonstrated ‘the many ways there are to live a passionate and productive and adventurous life.’ ”
Kirkus