National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: The Anti Suffragists
The 19th Amendment did not come without a prolonged fight. Young scholars will examine rationale for opposing suffrage through the lens of class,
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Learn biographical details on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements.
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: Featured Documents: The Constitution the 19th Amendment
This National Records and Administration site provides a look at the original copy of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which awarded women the right to vote in the United States.
Library of Congress
Loc: Hear Us Roar: Victory, 1918 and Beyond
Exhibition tells the story of the passing of and ratification of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Nineteenth Amendment
Discusses the events that led to women securing the right to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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...
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...
Read Works
Read Works: The Right to Vote
[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.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Primary Suffrage
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: March 8: Susan B. Anthony Makes a Statement
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.
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.
Read Works
Read Works: Suffrage Wins in Senate
[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.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Timeline and Map of Woman Suffrage Legislation State by State 1838 1919
Interactive maps show the woman suffrage campaign year-by-year and state-by-state from 1838-1919.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Passage of the 19th Amendment
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University comprises a series of articles from the New York Times detailing the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in Congress and the battle to get the...
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 Pennsylvania
Suffrage Songs and Verses by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This is the full text of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1911 pamphlet that served to encourage women to rally to the cause of woman suffrage.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Radical Reconstruction, 1867 1872
This section explains the purpose of the second phase of Reconstruction and some of the key legislation put forward by Congress, describes the impeachment of President Johnson, and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the Fifteenth...
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...
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.
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: The 14th and 15th Amendments
Information on the passage of the 14th and 15th amendments that helped to transform the women's rights movement.