Suffrage Movement

See also:

• Society: People: Women: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Suffrage and Political Participation: History  (4)

Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home - - Web site for the Iowa childhood home of U.S. suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt, including a biography, extensive bibliography, multi-media gallery, and links to other sites related to woman suffrage and women's history.

History of Women's Suffrage - - Student project. Detailed history of the women's suffrage movement along with quotes, speeches, a report on the responsibility of voting, a timeline, and pictures and photos from the movement.

Library of Congress: Votes for Women - - Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Collection, which includes books, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting the women's suffrage campaign.

The Long Road to Suffrage - - About.com page on the 1848-1920 cause for woman suffrage in the United States. Includes various timelines, biographies, photographs, and articles.

The Nineteenth Amendment and the War of the Roses - - Dramatic story of the decisive Tennessee legislature vote for ratification of the 19th Amendment in Nashville, August 18, 1920.

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony - - Learn how women got the right to vote--and how two 19th century women made it happen--in this interactive look at the struggle for suffrage. Delve into historical documents and discuss the state of the women's movement today.

The Seneca Falls Convention - - A short history from the Smithsonian Institute of events surrounding the Seneca Falls Convention. This convention marks a major step toward women's equality.

The Seneca Falls Convention: Teaching about the Rights of Women and the Heritage of the Declaration. - - Provides the full-text of this ERIC Digest which details the history of the Seneca Falls Convention and gives lesson plan ideas for teaching about it.

Timeline of Women's Suffrage - - A timeline overview of the women's suffrage movement. American Women's 72-year fight to win the vote.

Votes for Women: 1850-1920 - - Votes for Women Suffrage Pictures, 1850 - 1920, collection contains pictorial portraits and scenes document the fight to gain women the vote.

Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 - - Consists of the text of 167 books, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting the suffrage campaign.

Western New York Suffragists: Winning the Vote - - Biographies of numerous suffragists (Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Frederick Douglass, and others) and timelines of the movement.

Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment - - Digital Classroom project of the National Archives and Records Administration presents documents, teaching suggestions and related links.

The Woman Suffrage Timeline - - Chronological history of women's struggle for voting rights in the United States.

Women's Suffrage - Winning the Vote for Women - - About.com page offers detailed history with hundreds of links, including profiles of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Pankhursts, and Mathilda Jocelyn Gage.

American History Magazine: All Men and Women are Created Equal - - An article by Constance Rynder on the first Women's Rights Convention, in 1848. ( 4, 1999)