National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cultural Change
Exciting lesson plan teaching students about the social change in women's role in society that allowed women the right to vote. Students will learn about the process women went through to gain the right to vote by exploring various...
Other
University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony
This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
Other
Feminist.com: Taking a New Look at the Woman Suffrage Movement
An article on the historical aspects of the women's suffrage movement, with a feminist viewpoint.
University of Pennsylvania
Suffrage Songs and Verses by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This is the full text of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1911 pamphlet that served to encourage women to rally to the cause of woman suffrage.
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...
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,...
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: American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
This collection provides a unique view of American History using items such as posters, business cards, flyers, catalogs, advertisements and leaflets. These items capture experiences from important turning points such as the American...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: The Woman's Reason
What were some of the reason's suffragists felt women should have the right to vote. This early 20th-century broadside has several responses. Published by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Nineteenth Amendment
This resource provides the 19th Amendment and a short history of the women's suffrage movement state by state.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Nineteenth Amendment
Discusses the events that led to women securing the right to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment.
Digital History
Digital History: The Tumultous 1960's
The decade of the 1960s was a time of protest about the Vietnam War and civil rights, and progressive legislation addressing many problems. Find primary source material, charts, and statistics that cover these topics. Included are...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Suffrage Plays
Suffragist staged plays to bring attention to the cause of women's suffrage. Here is a brochure listing the various "suffrage plays" that one could order from the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Library of Congress
Loc: Votes for Women
Collection of resource information such as pamphlets, memorials, and scrapbooks supporting women's rights and suffrage. Also a time line of one hundred years toward suffrage.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Tennis Club at University of Texas, 1906
Here's a brief article on the history of women's sports in the U.S. along with photos from the women's tennis club at the University of Texas. Part of a larger exhibit on the history of women's rights and voting.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Nineteenth Amendment
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.
Other
A History of the American Suffragist Movement: Excerpt: In the Beginning
Based on excerpts from the book entitled "A History of the American Suffragist Movement," this site provides a timeline with biographical description of several key leaders in the Women's Suffrage Movement during that time. The site...
Other
Wiwhc: Suffrage When, Where, and Obstacles to Overcome
This online lesson compares aspects of women's suffrage from diverse cultures. Includes political cartoons from around the world.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: Lucy Stone to Mariana Folsom, January 22, 1885
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures: Susan B. Anthony, Defendant
Susan B. Anthony's own copy of her trial proceedings. Content includes a description of the exhibit, as well as many pictures.
East of England Broadband Network
History's Heroes: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (1876 1948)
This website explores the lives of people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, an important figure in the movement to secure the vote for women in Great Britain. Find...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Women Suffrage Before the Amendment, August 1, 1920
A map of the United States showing the progression of suffrage prior to the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920. "The map shows the status of women suffrage, or the right of women to vote on an equality...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Suffrage Broadside: People Say,we Say
How did suffragists respond to many of the questions and statements of those opposed to woman suffrage? this broadside shows the woman suffrage argument using a two-column format: "People Say" and "We Say." Published by the National...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Questionnaire From Congressional Committee
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...