Library of Congress
Loc: Votes for Women: Suffrage Pictures 1850 1920
This extensive and varied resource shares images of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Conduct a keyword search to explore the collection.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Susan B. Anthony
Text of an article by Susan B. Anthony which was originally printed in "The Revolution," in 1868. The article is titled, "Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" The text can be read online or downloaded in either PDF...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Inst.: Women's Political Rights in Connecticut 1830 1980
Teachers and students alike can check out this site to learn about the women's suffrage movement in Connecticut. The brief history is followed by lesson plan suggestions.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Learn about the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It guarantees that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on their gender. Includes discussion of Susan B. Anthony's and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's contributions...
PBS
Pbs: Not for Ourselves Alone
This site, a companion to a PBS program, explores the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. With ample use of video and audio commentary, the site chronicles their work, their friendship and thus the history of the...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Ratification of the 19th Amendment, Tennessee
Check out this National Archives and Records (NARA) site to see the original Tennessee document ratifying the 19th Amendment. Also includes a short explanation as to why Tennessee's vote was so crucial.
Other
Georgetown College: Introduction to American History: Progressivism (1900 1920)
Check out this page for a good overview of some general goals of Progressives. Material is presented in outline form and identifies major Progressive issues and attitudes.
Other
Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum: About Carrie Chapman Catt
From an official website dedicated to Catt, read this informative biography. Navigate through the menu under the 'About Carrie' tab to find a trove of information about her home, multimedia resources, an interactive timeline of her life,...
Other
D Archives: Alice Stone Blackwell, Objections Answered
Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Women and the Republic by Helen Kendrick Johnson
Resource provides multiple formats of the entire online text of Johnson's 1913 anti-suffrage book, in which she attempts to discount the major claims made by prominent suffragists.
Other
Susan B. Anthony House: Her Story
This detailed biography of Susan B. Anthony provides sections that focus on her work as an abolitionist, education reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment
Primary documents related to women's suffrage in the 1800s are presented here accompanied by teaching ideas. There is a script called 'Failure is Impossible' that was commissioned by the National Archives, as well as petitions, proposed...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition From Susan B. Anthony to u.s. Congress
See Anthony's 1874 petition to Congress in complaint against her arrest and fine for having voted in an 1872 election. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
US National Archives
Nara: Treasures of Congress: Progressive Reform Votes for Women
Check out this wonderful interactive site from the National Archives and Records Administration, to learn about the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era. See photos and primary documents related to the topic (click to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: The Nineteenth Amendment
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Nineteenth Amendment is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 6: 1865 1898: Reform in the Gilded Age
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Reform in the Gilded Age is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Suffragists and Their Tactics Lesson Plan
Students work with two document collections, "Votes for Women: Suffrage Pictures: 1850-1920" and "Votes for Women: 1848-1921", to understand how the suffragists changed the requirements for voting in America.
University of Missouri
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Women's Fight for the Vote
Find out how women won the right to vote. Read a brief history of the women's suffrage movement and the text of the Nineteenth Amendment.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: 75 Suffragists
This resource provides biographies of 75 women who played key roles in the women's suffrage movement. Focuses on their political accomplishments.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Susan B. Anthony
A detailed look at the life of Susan B. Anthony. Highlights her accomplishments as well as her involvement with the women's rights movement.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition to u.s. Senate
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).
Other
Women in History: Jane Addams
Click here to see a photo of Jane Addams & read her biography. Read about her dedication the Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.The first female to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Addams was also known for her support of women's...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: A Strong Comeback
This article focuses on the women's suffrage movement--as well as the opposition--in Texas in the early 1910s. Read about the formation of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association, and check out information on Pauline Kleiber Wells, a Texas...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: A Haunting Question
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...