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The History Place

The History Place: The Destructive Male

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides the text to a speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton called the Destructive Male. In this speech, given in 1868 by Stanton at the Women's Suffrage Convention, she gives her views on how males have...
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 15th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 15th amendment that is about the right to vote.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 23rd Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 23rd amendment that gave the people in the District of Columbia the right to vote for President.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Mrs. Humphry Ward (Mary Augusta Ward)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the works of Mrs. Humphry Ward including the full text of two novels Helena and Miss Bretherton. Mary Agusta Ward, a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs. Humphry Ward, worked to improve education...
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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The 1890s: Voting Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Though given the right to vote by 1870, African-American men faced several problems when it came to voting. This is a brief description of what they faced.
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Other

Kids Voting Usa

For Students K - 1st
Kids Voting USA offers learning activities on the history and importance of voting, as well as a timeline of suffrage in the United States. Each learning activity includes materials, objectives, and questions to be raised in class.
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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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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 19th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about an advocate of women's rights and slave's freedom, Susan B. Anthony, whose efforts gave all U.S. citizens regardless of race and sex the right to vote. This website includes related links and resources...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Progressive Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an overview of the Progressive Era covering unions, reformers, temperance, suffrage, Washington and DuBois, and Presidents.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton a leader of the women's suffrage movement she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and fought for women's rights on this site.
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Article
Other

Blue Shoe Guide: The Nineteenth Amendment & the War of the Roses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides historical and biographical information about the fight in Tennessee to ratify the 19th Amendment.
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Handout
Other

Women in History: Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site's biographical sketch of Carrie Chapman Catt includes facts, accomplishments, and links to web sites for further research.
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Website
Other

Black Baltimore 1870 1920: The Fifteenth Amendment Parade and Celebration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Contains a great picture and description of the Fifteenth Amendment parade that was held in Baltimore, to emphasize its importance. Provides links to other civil rights articles.
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Website
Other

The Susan B. Anthony House

For Students 9th - 10th
A visit to the house where Susan B. Anthony lived in her later years is very informative. The resource also offers a virtual tour.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: 1990 Black Heritage Series: Ida B. Wells Issue

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP. With a short passage on her life and contributions to ending discrimination against women and African-Americans.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucretia Mott

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a brief biography on the life of Quaker abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Lucretia Mott.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 3rd - 8th
A biography of the passionate Susan B. Anthony. What accomplishments of hers forever changed the path of the United States?
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Website
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Arrested for "illegal voting", suffragist Susan B. Anthony was put on trial, which is chronicled here using historical documents, testimony, and primary source material.
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Lesson Plan
American Bar Association

American Bar Association: How the Law Regulates Who May Vote

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A lesson plan that includes a handout and various follow-up activities for middle schoolers. The instructional activity is described here and a link is provided for downloading the lesson plan and handout.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Ending of Reconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 1870's, violent opposition in the South and the North's retreat from its commitment to equality, resulted in the end of Reconstruction. By 1876, the nation was prepared to abandon its commitment to equality for all citizens...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This comprehensive lesson plan examines at the Chautauqua phenomenon in the early 20th century with looks at topics such as World War I, women's suffrage, the Progressive Era, and science and technology. Discussion questions are...
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Lesson Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: After Shays' Rebellion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson on the aftermath of Shays' Rebellion as a reflection of the republican nature of American government and the right to vote. Includes primary resources with background information and strategies for analysis.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas in Transition: Railroads, Oil, and the Rise of Urban Texas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A collection of lesson plans that explore the changes that have taken place in Texas as a result of the railroad and oil industries. There are case studies of the impact of urbanization on six Texas cities, as well as online exhibits on...

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