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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Draft Elizabeth Cady Stanton's the Woman's Bible

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's The Woman's Bible and summarizing text from Library of Congress.
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Library of Congress

Loc: National Women Suffrage Association Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Jim Ferguson vs. the University of Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
How was the University of Texas a part of the women's suffrage movement? At this site, you can read about Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a suffragist who earned her degree in pharmacy there.
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PBS

Pbs: Not for Ourselves Alone

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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US National Archives

Nara: Treasures of Congress: Progressive Reform Votes for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Primary Source Set: Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources dealing with women's suffrage.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Holland's Magazine, March May, 1913

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers excerpts from an essay content sponsored by "Holland's" magazine. The topic: women's suffrage. A good place to get the ideas and perspectives of real women from the early 20th century, and to learn how suffragists spread...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Suffrage Plays

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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: The Woman's Reason

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Carrie Chapman Catt (Portrait)

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a portrait of Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist who briefly served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

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

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: Why Women Want to Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Many groups and women leaders worked tirelessly to advance women's rights in society, specifically the right to vote. This tireless effort paid off with the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Examine the early strides in the women's...
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Theodora Winton Youmans and Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Theodora Winton Youmans is attributed with changing public perceptions of women's suffrage in Wisconsin so that the state became the first to support it in 1919. She did this by pushing for change in federal laws, even going against her...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Questionnaire From Congressional Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

For Students 9th - 10th
The fascinating history of the WCTU and the many causes it advocated.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times presents an interactive, online crossword puzzle on women's suffrage. Upper elementary students can participate with some guidance.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Alice Paul

For Students 9th - 10th
A vocal leader of the 20th-century women's suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment.