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D Archives: Alice Stone Blackwell, Objections Answered
Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.
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Susan B. Anthony House: Her Story
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.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a suffragist and peace activist who helped secure for American women the right to vote.
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.
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: Barbara Leigh Smith (Mme. Bodichon)
Biography of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827-91), a prominent women's rights activist in Britain.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Women Suffrage Before the Amendment, August 1, 1920
A map of the United States showing the progression of suffrage prior to the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920. "The map shows the status of women suffrage, or the right of women to vote on an equality...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Places Where Women Made History: Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
This site provides an overview of the life, and achievements of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). Tells how her experiences in the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House led to her role as an activist for women's rights.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: The Nineteenth Amendment
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Nineteenth Amendment is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The fascinating history of the WCTU and the many causes it advocated.
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...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Helen Keller
Undeterred by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major 20th century humanitarian, educator and writer.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucretia Mott
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a brief biography on the life of Quaker abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Lucretia Mott.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: American Woman Suffrage Association Poster
A poster and description from the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869-1890).
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: The Women's Social and Political Union
A brief account of the founding of the Women's Social & Political Union in Britain.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Women's Equality Day
Kids learn about Women's Equality Day. The history and facts about this holiday that celebrates the 19th amendment.
iCivics
I Civics: A Movement in the Right Direction (Infographic)
Use this infographic to show students how two different approaches to the women's suffrage movement worked to grant women the right to vote.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Unladylike2020
These digital resources present the rich history of 26 little-known Progressive Era women, diverse in profession, race, ethnicity, geographical and class backgrounds, sexual orientation and gender expression, who broke barriers in...
Read Works
Read Works: Winning the Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the women's suffrage movement working to gain the right to vote for all women. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Beginnings of the Movement: The Second Great Awakening
What did the Second Great Awakening have to do with women's rights and social reform? How was it a stepping stone for the women's suffrage movement? Find out how this movement, which emphasized individual worth, empowered women...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Suffrage
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which they examine how citizens can participate responsibly and effectively in American civic and political life to catalyze a successful democratic society.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Susan B. Anthony
In this lesson, students will learn about Susan B. Anthony and her fight for what she believed in. Students will identify Susan B. Anthony's actions that make her an agent for change.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist, and suffragist.
Other
League of Women Voters
This resource provides information about important issues, relating towards female voters.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin
Students will explore the life of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin by critically reading primary and secondary sources to determine her worldview, political beliefs, and core values.