Library of Congress
Loc: Votes for Women: Suffrage Pictures 1850 1920
This extensive and varied resource shares images of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Conduct a keyword search to explore the collection.
University of Virginia
Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture: The Woman's Rights Movement
Read about the 19th century women's reform movement as well as primary resources including the Seneca Falls Declaration & Resolutions, an editorial by Frederick Douglass, and excerpts form "History of Woman Suffrage."
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Suffrage Map, Austin Woman Suffrage Association
Here is an interesting "Suffrage Map," showing which states had granted women the right to vote by 1913. Read how the women's voting movement was, unfortunately, soiled by racism, as shown through the map's text, "Won't You Help Us Make...
University of Michigan
Making of America: Woman and Her Wishes, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson addresss the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention in favor of woman suffrage in this 1853 pamphlet.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Women's Suffrage at Last
Trace the history of the women's suffrage movement from its organized beginnings in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention to the final success with the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which constitutionally granted women the right vote.
Library of Congress
Loc: Constitution of the Natl American Woman Suffrage Assoc
This short narrative describes the creation of NAWSA and the strategies used to successfully obtain enfranchisement for women along with a link to the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection home page.
University of South Florida
Lit2 Go: Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
Audio [2:26] and text of speech made by Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman? (1851)
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Erminia Thompson Folsom to Annette Finnigan 1912
What was going on in Texas during the women's suffrage movement of the early 20th century? Read the letter at this site to read about the efforts of Texan suffragists. Also, learn about the various organizations such as the Texas Equal...
Library of Congress
Loc: National Women Suffrage Association Collection
This vast collection houses a timeline of women's suffrage, from 1848-1921, along with information on leaders in the movement and images of original documents.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Carrie Chapman Catt to Erminia Folsom, Jan 1909
Read about the life of Carrie Chapman Catt, who briefly served as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association following Susan B. Anthony. This site also provides a letter she wrote to Texas suffragist Erminia Folsom.
PBS
Pbs: Not for Ourselves Alone
This site, a companion to a PBS program, explores the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. With ample use of video and audio commentary, the site chronicles their work, their friendship and thus the history of the...
US National Archives
Nara: Treasures of Congress: Progressive Reform Votes for Women
Check out this wonderful interactive site from the National Archives and Records Administration, to learn about the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era. See photos and primary documents related to the topic (click to...
Library of Congress
Loc: Primary Source Set: Women's Suffrage
A collection of primary sources dealing with women's suffrage.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Suffrage Plays
Suffragist staged plays to bring attention to the cause of women's suffrage. Here is a brochure listing the various "suffrage plays" that one could order from the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: People Say,we Say
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...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: The Woman's Reason
What were some of the reason's suffragists felt women should have the right to vote. This early 20th-century broadside has several responses. Published by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Carrie Chapman Catt (Portrait)
Here is a portrait of Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist who briefly served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: About Voting
Here is an example of a suffrage broadside that asks "Who will give women their right to vote and when?" Published by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside
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...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: Why Women Want to Vote
Why do working women, housekeepers, mothers, teachers and other women want the right to vote? This suffrage broadside provides answers. Published by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Questionnaire From Congressional Committee
Suffragists lobbied hard for the passage of the Susan B. Anthony amendment, and here is an example of how Texas suffragists campaigned for the cause. Check out this sample questionnaire sent by the Texas members of the National American...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Women's Suffrage
The New York Times presents an interactive, online crossword puzzle on women's suffrage. Upper elementary students can participate with some guidance.
University of Oxford (UK)
American National Biography: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This site provides a detailed biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, woman suffragist and writer of the 1800s.
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.