PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, learners will understand the remarkable career of this persevering woman who lived up to her self-chosen name.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: The Petticoat Lobby
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...
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Carrie Chapman Catt
Biographical overview of Carrie Chapman Catt, a dynamic speaker, tenacious organizer, and powerful force in the women's suffrage movement.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Susan B. Anthony
Read women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony's 1873 speech on women's right to vote, given the year after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: Women and Children, Circa 1920
How did the 1920s affect those working on farms? This brief article takes a look at the early optimism felt by 1920s farm families, as well as the poverty, resulting from overproduction, and also touches on how various groups benefited...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Travis County Women Register to Vote
Following the passage of the primary suffrage measure in Texas in 1918, women made haste to register to vote, because they only had 17 days to do so before the vote. Here is a group photo of Texas women doing so.
The History Place
The History Place: On Women's Right to Vote
Text of the speech given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried for this but refused to pay the $100 fine.
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This site provides a brief biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the first leaders of the American women's rights movement. Read on to learn about her family life, education, and partnership with Susan B. Anthony.
Other
Unitarian Universalist Biographical Dictionary: Lydia Maria Child
Read about Lydia Child's involvement with the abolition movement and her work in the 19th century women's suffrage movement.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Jeannette Rankin (1880 1973)
This brief encyclopedia article tells the story of Jeannette Rankin who was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and was involved in the women's suffrage movement.
Other
U.s. History Timeline: 1865 1900
A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...
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.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment/lessons
This National Archives and Records Administration site briefly discusses the background of the 19th Amendment and offers primary sources, activities, and links to related web sited for educators and students.
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."
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Reading Guide: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: "Seneca Falls Address"
A powerful call for women's rights, particularly for suffrage, expressed in the "Declaration of Sentiments" and issued at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Includes discussion questions.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Susan B. Anthony
A detailed look at the life of Susan B. Anthony. Highlights her accomplishments as well as her involvement with the women's rights movement.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: The 14th and 15th Amendments
Information on the passage of the 14th and 15th amendments that helped to transform the women's rights movement.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: 10 Suffragists Arrested, Picketing
Wives, mothers, and grandmothers were arrested outside the White House! Learn the circumstances behind this story in this 3 page article as they protested for the right to vote. Photographs and actual programs can be seen here.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Lucretia Mott: Woman of Courage
Read about the issues that motivated Lucretia Mott to become an abolitionist and fighter for women's rights.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Louisa May Alcott
Delve into the writing of Louisa May Alcott when you check out this resource. This site features links to lesson plans and activities for "Little Women" along with biographical information on Alcott.
Black Past
Black Past: Barnett, Ida Wells
This biography details the life and journalistic career of African American women's rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett.
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
A resource profiling Emily Murphy. As one of "The Famous Five", she became deeply involved in women's rights and politics and won the fight to have women declared as 'legal' persons in Canada. She was also Canada's first female...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Americans and the Great War 1914 1919: A New Home Front
World War I changed the configuration of the workforce and organized labor took the opportunity to strengthen its power base. This section looks at the impact of these changes on women and African Americans, as well as how the women's...