Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 7: Women's Rights Movement
Read and study the sources about the women's rights movement. As you read the four sources, think about the influences on and goals of the women's rights movement during the 1800s.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
This collection provides a unique view of American History using items such as posters, business cards, flyers, catalogs, advertisements and leaflets. These items capture experiences from important turning points such as the American...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Inst.: Women's Political Rights in Connecticut 1830 1980
Teachers and students alike can check out this site to learn about the women's suffrage movement in Connecticut. The brief history is followed by lesson plan suggestions.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Susan B. Anthony a Biography
Short biographical sketch describing early feminist Susan B. Anthony and her role as a leader in the suffrage and temperance movements. Linked to the Susan B. Anthony Trial Homepage.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Clubs
Read how women formed strong clubs and organization to strengthen the women's movement during late 19th and early 20th centuries. These groups not only endorsed women's suffrage, but also made way for the formation of the PTA, more...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Women's Suffrage: Campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment
This set of primary sources uses photos, advertisements, maps, and other documents to shed light on that struggle toward the Nineteenth Amendment. Includes a teacher's guide.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Nineteenth Amendment
There was a time in the United States when voting was only for white men who owned property. This Library of Congress site tells you about the days when American women fought for their right to vote. Includes high quality historic images.
Other
International Museum of Women: California Woman Suffrage 1870 1911
A ten-slide exhibit of the history of the movement for woman suffrage in California. Through photographs and captions, the exhibit tells the story of women working for the right to vote.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: The Legal Staus of Women in Texas, 1909
Suffragist Mrs. W.B. Wynne published "The Legal Status of Woman in Texas" as part of her fight for women's rights. Check out images of the original document, a portrait of Wynne, and a brief commentary.
Other
Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
An online look at the role Atlanta played in all parts of the Civil Rights Movement.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Learn biographical details on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements.
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
A very short history of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in Britain, and their contribution to the women's movement.
Rutgers University
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project
Find documents by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in the extensive collection from Rutgers University.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cultural Change
Exciting lesson plan teaching students about the social change in women's role in society that allowed women the right to vote. Students will learn about the process women went through to gain the right to vote by exploring various...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: William Jennings Bryan
Here is a short biography on William Jennings Bryan, American politician of the Populist Party. Additional information can be found through the articles at the bottom of the page regarding Bryan's causes, his principles, and the Free...
A&E Television
History.com: Women's History Month
Comprehensive site that delves into the history of women's suffrage and the famous women that we celebrate that helped to change history.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Douglass Archives
Check out this primary source pamphlet written by Jane Addams, who pushed for a woman's right to vote during the Progressive Era.
Other
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Progressive Era
A good overview of the reforms that were instituted not only in Georgia, but in the entire country during the Progressive Era. Read a history of the beginnings of progressivism, the people involved, and a recounting of the various...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Industrial Revolution
Explores the development of the textile industry in Great Britain, focusing on the invention of various machines. Also,discusses the social effects of the Industrial Revolution and the connections between the Industrial Revolution and...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: The Progressives
Comprehensive teaching unit that explores the Progressive period in America and the reform movements that accompanied it. Contains video and text materials, web interactives, student oriented activities, and a timeline of key events from...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Seneca Falls Convention
Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 to understand why a women's rights movement was necessary to gain greater rights for women.
Other
Smith College: Across the Generations:exploring Us History Through Family Papers
The reform movement during the nineteenth century is explored through original documents. This site gives an overview of the social history of this time period.
Other
Ipu: Women's Suffrage
American women could run for election in 1788, but could not vote until 1920. This and other ironies are revealed in this timeline that shows the progression of women's political rights in countries from around the world.
Library of Congress
Loc: Nawsa Collection: Carrie Chapman Catt
A brief biography of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, leader of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Includes information on important dates, life events.
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