This detailed biography of Susan B. Anthony provides sections that focus on her work as an abolitionist, education reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.

How was the anti-slavery movement tightly connected with women's right to vote? Explore the efforts of women abolitionists, who realized that "the injustice they wanted to remedy for blacks also applied to women." Primary texts at this...

Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), a woman whose "Visions," led her on a crusade to preach of God's goodness, of the abolitionist movement, and of the women's rights movement.

This site provides a biography of African American Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 in upstate New York.

This site provides an overview of the life, and achievements of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). Tells how her experiences in the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House led to her role as an activist for women's rights.

Mary Edwards Walker is the only U.S. woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor. She was a women's rights advocate, abolitionist, spy, and the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War.

A biography of the Grimke sisters, women who were before their time in so many ways and who fought for equality of the sexes.

Biographical account of the life of Sojourner Truth, an African-American evangelist and reformer who applied her religious fervor to the abolitionist and women's rights movements.

Use this resource to learn about an advocate of women's rights and slave's freedom, Susan B. Anthony, whose efforts gave all U.S. citizens regardless of race and sex the right to vote. This website includes related links and resources...

A concise biography highlights the life of Sojourner Truth including her role not only in the abolition movement but also for women's rights.

This encyclopedia entry gives a brief overview of the inspirational life of Fredrick Douglass, abolitionist, essayist, and promoter of rights for everyone. There are references to several of his stirring essays.