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Bill of Rights Institute

Freedom for All?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What did abolitionists have in common with those working for women's rights? How has the Native American struggle for voting rights differed from the struggles of other groups? Class members examine the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th...
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Random House

Focus On: Censorship & Banned Books

For Students 6th - 12th
Billy Collins' "Rain" introduces the Random House 104-page magazine for educators that focuses on censorship and banned books. The resource is packed with teaching guides, articles by noted authors, and links to...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Sarah Moore Grimke

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Sarah Grimke who with her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.
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Other

Susan B. Anthony House: Her Story

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902 CE), noted suffragist and reformer of the women's rights movement. Additional content includes a photograph and Stanton's statement before the Judiciary...
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of this famous women's rights leader.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Woman's Suffrage Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the history of women's suffrage with this interactive timeline.
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Other

University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Lucretia Mott: Woman of Courage

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the issues that motivated Lucretia Mott to become an abolitionist and fighter for women's rights.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Angelina Grimke Weld

For Students 9th - 10th
Although raised on a slave-owning plantation, Angelina Grimke Weld became an ardent abolitionist.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of the famous abolitionist and former slave, Sojourner Truth.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Sara Grimke

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and accomplishments of abolitionists Angelina Grimke and Sarah Grimke, important political figures in the anti-slavery movement.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Ann Shadd Cary

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an educator, abolitionist, editor, attorney, and feminist of the Civil War era.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucretia Mott

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a brief biography on the life of Quaker abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Lucretia Mott.
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Other

History's Women: Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist Suffragist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of African American Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 in upstate New York.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical sketch of Lucy Stone includes numerous links to related sites and articles about this early american feminist and abolitionist.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass

For Students 3rd - 8th
Biographical website that explains details about Frederick Douglass' life as an abolitionist and women's rights leader. Includes photos of his home near Washington, DC. Very informative site.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Mary Edwards Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
A leading suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone dedicated her life to battling inequality on all fronts.
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Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Antoinette Blackwell was the first American woman to be ordained as a minister. She was a champion of woman's rights and lived to vote at age 95 after the adoption of the 19th amendment into the U.S. Constitution.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman

For Students 9th - 10th
This article overviews Harriet Tubman's involvement with the Underground Railroad, her service in the military during the Civil War, and her fight as an activist for African-American and women's rights.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Sojourner Truth

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise biography highlights the life of Sojourner Truth including her role not only in the abolition movement but also for women's rights.
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Black Past

Black Past: Douglass, Frederick

For Students 9th - 10th
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.