He tells Mary that people often fear change and are “scared of what they don't understand.” Mary struggles to fall asleep as she thinks about what to do. Upset, she asks her supportive father if she should stop wearing pants.
Mary doesn't understand why they are offended by her clothes. Feeling liberated, she walks into town to show off her idea, but the townsfolk react with disapproval by heckling her and throwing things. One day, Mary has a bold idea and decides to wear pants. Mary was unhappy about wearing dresses as she couldn't do the things she wanted as the boys could. This week, we’ll open our kindergarten writing workshop up to advocacy.In the early 1800s, girls had to wear uncomfortable and hot dresses. This line alone, along with the endpapers in Keith’s book, provoke a plethora of rich discussion and open the door in a child-friendly way to many social justice issues still plaguing our world. Mary often said, in response to the challenges thrown at her for wearing pants, “ I don’t wear men’s clothes, I wear my own clothes.” And of the importance disrupting bias and bringing it to a level of consciousness at this tender age. It just rolls off the tongue.)Īs many discussions continued throughout the week, I was reminded of just how innocent children really are. S: (Bringing the silly): “Did she just wear underwear?” (Of course you can’t have a serious discussion at this age about anything clothing related without the word underwear. I captured a few gems, jotting as quickly as I could:ī: “Well, that’s just ‘heartbroken’. The first time we read this book, I wish I could have recorded all the thinking and discussion that was rampant in our circle time. The opening of this book captures the attention (and causes some gasps) of five and six year olds– in just two sentences: Once upon a time (but not too long ago), girls weren’t allowed to wear pants. This is the story of Mary Edwards Walker, one of the first women known to wear pants and disrupt the norm in her time. Yesterday was International Women’s Day and in honor of the daily contributions women make to our world, we revisited this newly published book: Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley.
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