Primary
University of Pennsylvania

Celebration of Women Writers: English Laws for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Electronic text of the 1854 document, "English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century" written by Caroline Norton. Part of a collection of works by women.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: History: Women's Rights in Victorian England

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this game to learn about women's cultural status in Victorian England, and learn about the progress of women's rights during the time of Queen Victoria's reign. Archived.
Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Pankhurst Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio.org gives a brief, yet very informative description of the Pankhurst family and their quest for women's suffrage in England.
Handout
Other

Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography: Julia Ward Howe

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive profile of the life of American poet and reformer, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). She is best remembered as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Hermann the Irascible by h.h. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the anti-suffrage short story "Hermann the Irascible" by H.H. Munro set in England when women were still denied the opportunity to vote.
Graphic
Curated OER

Time 100: Emmeline Pankhurst

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of one of the most adamant women in history, as she fought for the woman's right to vote in England.