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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: People Say,we Say

For Students 9th - 10th
How did suffragists respond to many of the questions and statements of those opposed to woman suffrage? this broadside shows the woman suffrage argument using a two-column format: "People Say" and "We Say." Published by the National...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a broadside addressed to the "8,000,000 Working Women in the United States," which asks questions like "Are you satisfied with your working conditions?" and "How can you get what you want?" Published by the National Woman...
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Other

West Virginia Agribusiness Council: Jennings Randolph and the 26th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Background information about the work done by Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia to get the 26th Amendment approved by Congress. Site also provides links to other aspects of Randolph's career.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: How Voting Works

For Students 1st - 6th
Kids learn about voting in the United States government. An important right and privilege.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 26th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 26th amendment detailing giving 18-year-olds the right to vote.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Elections: Voter Registration

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you vote in Election 2008? View this guide to see historical facts and where to register to vote in Federal elections. Includes links to further information.
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Read Works

Read Works: Winning the Vote

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how Women won the right to vote. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Her Story

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A rich Library of Congress resource page that is filled with links to historical and primary documents offering a female perspective throughout history. Lesson plan links are also given.
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PBS

Pbs: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Features detailed biographical information on women's rights leaders, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Follow key events in the suffrage movement, examine historical documents and essays, and take a look at where women are...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

For Students 10th - 12th
Selected (9) reading passages (grades 10-12) to pair with "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. In this novel about family connections and racial equality, Lily Owens and Rosaleen, Lily's housekeeper, run away to Tiburon, South...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: The Petticoat Lobby

For Students 9th - 10th
After women were given the right to vote, the Texas Equal Suffrage League became the Texas League of Women Voters. This page provides a good introduction to the activities of the League, then and now, and also has information on the...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: A Strong Comeback

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the women's suffrage movement--as well as the opposition--in Texas in the early 1910s. Read about the formation of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association, and check out information on Pauline Kleiber Wells, a Texas...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: c.b. Randell to Erminia Folsom, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
Choice Boswell Randell, who ran for Senate in 1912, was outspoken against women's suffrage. Read a letter in which he "exposes a common argument in the South against women's suffrage." Includes images of the original letter and...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Minnie Fisher Cunningham

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a suffragette who became president of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association in 1915 and who ran for the Texas Senate.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The American Government: The Democratic Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Given primary and secondary resources, students will be able to identify and analyze various methods of expanding the right to participate in the democratic process.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Lyndon Johnson's Great Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses photographs, videos, reports, speeches, and memorandums to explore the motivations and effectiveness of the Great Society. Includes Teacher's guide.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of one hundred documents that are significant in shaping the history of the United States, beginning with the Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, and ending with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Apartheid

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of apartheid in South Africa including the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, the Soweto Uprising, and bringing apartheid law to an end on this site.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Beginnings of the Movement: African American Men Get the Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the ways in which the women's suffrage movement, after African-American men were given the right to vote, fell short. Read texts from this period of time.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities: Voting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students analyze both quantitative and qualitative forms of information in order to answer compelling questions about voter participation trends.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Chronology of the Mississippi Burning Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a colorful chart detailing the date by date progression of the Mississippi Burning Trial.
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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: The Reform Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Information is provided about the Reform Acts along with links to other related sites. The information focuses on the three Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884 and describes how these acts extended voting rights to previously...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Alien and Sedition Acts

For Students 5th - 8th
A great description of the Alien and Sedition Acts, passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798. See how the Federalists tried to hang on to power by restricting voting privileges and infringing on free speech and freedom of the press.
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Other

Indigenous Peoples [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
On September 13, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Canada was one of only four countries that voted against it. The draft of the declaration can be downloaded here.

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