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Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Age of Oil, Prohibition, Women's Suffrage 1901 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how oil has played a major role in the life and economy of Texas, shaping its population, economy, and environment.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Hear Us Roar: Victory, 1918 and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition tells the story of the passing of and ratification of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Beginnings of the Movement: All Men Are Created Equal

For Students 9th - 10th
Women had very few rights in the early days of American democracy, and the right to vote "remained in the hands of wealthy white land-owners." Explore the early stirrings of the women's rights and suffrage movement in Texas. Check out...
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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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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: A Haunting Question

For Students 9th - 10th
Suffragists in Texas attempted to have their voice heard. However, the issue of race often tore these women apart, and ultimately ended the Texas Equal Rights Association in 1896. Explore the words and strategies of this period's...
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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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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition to u.s. Senate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Take a look at a 1917 anti-suffrage petition submitted to Congress by the Anti-Suffrage Party of New York that this site provides from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
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Read Works

Read Works: The Right to Vote

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the struggle for women to gain the right to vote. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: A New Kind of Father, a New Kind of Daughter

For Students 9th - 10th
After Baylor University and University of Texas opened their doors to women in the late 19th century, more Texas women had access to education as well as paying jobs. Read how this new opportunity for women as well as the formation of...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

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

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1918, a vote was scheduled in the House of Representatives to give women the right to vote. Read how Texas suffragists were involved in the campaign, and about the passing of a law in Texas that would give the state's women the right...
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Nineteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the 19th Amendment and a short history of the women's suffrage movement state by state.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Anna Howard Shaw to Erminia Folsom, Mar 15, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Anna Howard Shaw, who briefly served as the head of the National American woman Suffrage Association. Here is a brief bio on her, a two-page letter she wrote, and a portrait.
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Other

A History of the American Suffragist Movement: Excerpt: In the Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on excerpts from the book entitled "A History of the American Suffragist Movement," this site provides a timeline with biographical description of several key leaders in the Women's Suffrage Movement during that time. The site...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: March 8: Susan B. Anthony Makes a Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details Susan B. Anthony's speech to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on March 8, 1884 about women's right to vote. Includes a portrait of the activist and quotes from her speech.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Pankhurst Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio.org gives a brief, yet very informative description of the Pankhurst family and their quest for women's suffrage in England.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Woman's Bible"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the philosophy and strategies of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as the fight for women's right to vote.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article on feminism that discusses its history in the ancient world, the influence of the Enlightenment, the suffrage movement, contemporary feminism in the West and the globalization of feminism.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Voting Rights for Women: Pro and Anti Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Read Works

Read Works: Suffrage Wins in Senate

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 1919 news article about the Senate passage of the Susan Anthony Amendment granting women the right to vote. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Early Congresswomen's Backgrounds

For Students 7th - 9th
The first women in Congress paved the way for women's suffrage. Examine the backgrounds of these women to see what characteristics helped propel them to Congress.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906 CE), the reformer and political writer who, with the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Victoria Woodhull

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927), who supported many progressive issues, including woman suffrage.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), a woman whose "Visions," led her on a crusade to preach of God's goodness, of the abolitionist movement, and of the women's rights movement.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 7: Women's Rights Movement

For Teachers 7th
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.

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