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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Questionnaire From Congressional Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Suffragists lobbied hard for the passage of the Susan B. Anthony amendment, and here is an example of how Texas suffragists campaigned for the cause. Check out this sample questionnaire sent by the Texas members of the National American...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition to u.s. Senate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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).
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: Lucy Stone to Mariana Folsom, January 22, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of Lucy Stone, "one of the pioneers of the women's suffrage movement," and also read a letter she wrote to Mariana Folsom, another suffragist. Image of actual letter is accompanied by line-by-line transcription.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Erminia Thompson Folsom to Annette Finnigan 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
What was going on in Texas during the women's suffrage movement of the early 20th century? Read the letter at this site to read about the efforts of Texan suffragists. Also, learn about the various organizations such as the Texas Equal...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Primary Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1918, a vote was scheduled in the House of Representatives to give women the right to vote. Read how Texas suffragists were involved in the campaign, and about the passing of a law in Texas that would give the state's women the right...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Anna Howard Shaw to Erminia Folsom, Mar 15, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Anna Howard Shaw, who briefly served as the head of the National American woman Suffrage Association. Here is a brief bio on her, a two-page letter she wrote, and a portrait.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Woman Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica site provides a general overview of the history of woman suffrage in the United States and throughout the world.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women's Suffrage: 19th Amendment Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the campaign for women's suffrage through the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article on feminism that discusses its history in the ancient world, the influence of the Enlightenment, the suffrage movement, contemporary feminism in the West and the globalization of feminism.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Opposition to Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Opposition to the cause of women's suffrage began informally but gradually organized. Ironically, some of most vocal opposition to votes for women came from . . . well, women. How could this be?
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary sources reveal the true resistance suffragists faced as they fought for women's right to vote. Through this collection of lessons, students will "understand the societal role of women from 1840 to 1920" and explore the history of...
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Rutgers University

Rutgers: Timeline of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of events relating to women's suffrage from 1848-1920 ending with the passage of the 19th amendment.
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US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Many groups and women leaders worked tirelessly to advance women's rights in society, specifically the right to vote. This tireless effort paid off with the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Examine the early strides in the women's...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Voting Rights for Women: Pro and Anti Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson plan, students will consider "Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Woman Suffrage Timeline (1840 1920)

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological timeline of important events and notable women in the American Suffrage Movement.
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Other

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: The Women's Suffrage Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two-part lesson plan teaches students about the impact of the Progressive Movement on women's suffrage. Students will learn about rights, reform, Woodrow Wilson, and the 19th Amendment. Links to related learning material for students and...
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Women's Suffrage, 1890 1920

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson uses primary sources to provide a discussion of women's suffrage.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Woman Suffrage Timeline (1840 1920)

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline explores women's suffrage from 1840 to 1920.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Clubs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how women formed strong clubs and organization to strengthen the women's movement during late 19th and early 20th centuries. These groups not only endorsed women's suffrage, but also made way for the formation of the PTA, more...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Who Were the Foremothers of Women's Equality?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Which women made significant contributions to the early Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.? In this teaching unit, young scholars will discover the women involved in the formative years of the struggle for women's rights and the history...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Beginnings of the Movement: Abolition and Early Women's Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
How was the anti-slavery movement tightly connected with women's right to vote? Explore the efforts of women abolitionists, who realized that "the injustice they wanted to remedy for blacks also applied to women." Primary texts at this...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Such social reforms brought many women to a realization of their own unequal position in society. From colonial times, unmarried women had enjoyed many of the same legal rights as men, although custom required that they marry early. With...
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US National Archives

National Archives: The Suffrage and the Civil Rights Reform Movements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two reform movements that changed American history - Women's Suffrage and the Civil Rights Movement. View two iconic pictures from these movements and compare and contrast them along with answering critical thinking questions.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906 CE), the reformer and political writer who, with the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.

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