Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History:sarah and Angelina Grimke
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography about the Grimke sisters, both Quakers and avid social reformers. They spoke out about women's rights and slavery.
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Utah History to Go: Equal Rights Amendment
Utah History Encyclopedia entry on the evolution of the Equal Rights Movement and the ensuing controversy surrounding it, both nationally and in the State of Utah.
PBS
Pbs: Sisters of '77: Women's Issues Then and Now (Lesson Plans)
Two lessons that allow students to deepen their understanding of the issues addressed by the women's movement by comparing issues of the present day with those fought for in the 1970s. Best use of these lessons requires access to the PBS...
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A History of the American Suffragist Movement: Excerpt: In the Beginning
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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Civil Rights: Demanding Equality
Teach the history of Civil Rights using this comprehensive learning module. Trace the movement from the 14th Amendment to modern times. The focus is on African American rights but also touches on women and disabled American's rights....
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Brief biography of this famous women's rights leader.
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Jewish Women's Archive: Women of Valor: Bella Abzug
Check out this fascinating in-depth biography of Bella Abzug (1920-1998 CE), a civil rights activist and women's advocate elected to congress. Provides links to pictures, a timeline, and many personal narratives.
PBS
Pbs: Learning Media: Why Should Women Vote? The Suffrage Question
In this activity, students view eleven different documents arguing both for and against women's right to vote. They must click and drag them in the order that they were created. As they work, they need to make a list of the arguments...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Pathways to Equality
Explore the various reform movements American women participated in during the 19th century.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Timeline: Woman Suffrage
Learn more about the suffrage movement with this interactive timeline.
University of California
History Project: Women Outside the Compass 1880 1922
Lesson on women and the push toward equality in which students analyze primary source text and images to evaluate the significance of women working for equal rights.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame
Women and men stood along side each other to form the United States. Use this resource to learn about different influential women in U.S. history.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Woman's Suffrage Timeline
Learn the history of women's suffrage with this interactive timeline.
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.
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Timeline of Women's Suffrage in the United States
This site contains a detailed timeline of events relating to women's rights and suffrage from 1776 to the passing of the 19th Amendment. Link to Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Rights and Sentiments.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: c.b. Randell to Erminia Folsom, 1910
Choice Boswell Randell, who ran for Senate in 1912, was outspoken against women's suffrage. Read a letter in which he "exposes a common argument in the South against women's suffrage." Includes images of the original letter and...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Holland's Magazine, March May, 1913
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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The American Civil Liberties Union: Crystal Eastman
This article describes the role and responsibility of Crystal Eastman in the Woman's Rights Movement in general and the suffragist movement in particular.
Library of Congress
Loc: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Papers
The papers of suffragist, reformer, and feminist theorist Elizabeth Cady Stanton cover the years 1814 to 1946, with most of the material concentrated between 1840 and 1902. Consisting of approximately 1,000 items, the collection contains...
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 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.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Women's Movement
Encyclopedia Britannica provides an overview of the women's movement, which sought equality for women and the changing of a male-dominated power structure.
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Early Documents: Now Statement of Purpose
This primary source document is the statement of purpose for the National Organization for Women, established in 1966.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Call for Change
A learning module on the women's suffrage movement in New York State that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include voting...
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