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eBook
Other

Victory for the Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of the suffragists and the contemporary status of women's rights in the current political scene.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nineteenth Amendment

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Suffrage Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on major contributors to suffrage, links to prohibition, and names of early organizations to back the movement. It contains links to related websites, as well as some excellent videos.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Liberation Movements of the 1970s

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the emergence of the American Indian Movement, the gay rights movement, and second-wave feminism.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Second Wave Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1960s, influenced and inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, women of all ages began to fight to secure a stronger role in American society.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Equal Rights Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses photographs, ephemera, political cartoons, video clips, and other documents to explore the women's rights activism inspired by the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Unc Tv's Girl Power!

For Students K - 1st
This series, GIRL Power! from UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina, is shining a light on girls of ALL ages who lead, mentor, inspire and impact those around them by tapping into their unique strengths.
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Handout
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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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Sources of Discontent

For Students 9th - 10th
After World War Two, many women placed a higher priority on marriage and having a family. However, this trend changed during the 1950s and by 1960 more women were attending college, working outside of the home, marrying later, and having...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Sisters of '77: Women's Issues Then and Now (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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Website
Other

Feminist: Articles and Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th
Various speeches by various speakers on women's history.
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Website
Other

Making Face, Making Soul a Chicana Feminist Website

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains a variety of resources for Chicanas, women of Mexican descent in the United States: biographies of Chicanas, poetry, cultural resources, and more.
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Article
Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Life of Anne Finch Conway

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent biographical information about this feminist philosopher, but very little information concerning Anne Conway's thought.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Details that show unjust treatment are blue while details that show poverty are green, and details...
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Website
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Celebration of Women Writers

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of major women writers and their contributions to literature. Focuses more on their works than theory but still provides answers.
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Activity
Other

Humanists of Utah: Lucy Stone (1818 1893)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Lucy Stone, famous for her leadership in the suffrage and abolitionist movements.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "The Declaration of Sentiments" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Declaration of Sentiments." Details that show unjust treatment are blue while details that show feminism are red, and details...
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935 CE), who was an early feminist writer who advocated economic independence for women in 1898. Site briefly discusses her ideas and suggests other sources.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Library of Congress: American Memory: Mrs. Belle Sherwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Mrs. Belle Sherwin, president of the National League of Women Voters, casts her ballot, 1928.
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Graphic
Curated OER

"The Sky Is Now Her Limit" Suffrage Illustration

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Sky is Now Her Limit" suffrage illustration.