Library of Congress
Loc: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Papers
The papers of suffragist, reformer, and feminist theorist Elizabeth Cady Stanton cover the years 1814 to 1946, with most of the material concentrated between 1840 and 1902. Consisting of approximately 1,000 items, the collection contains...
iCivics
I Civics: A Movement in the Right Direction (Infographic)
Use this infographic to show students how two different approaches to the women's suffrage movement worked to grant women the right to vote.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucretia Mott
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a brief biography on the life of Quaker abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Lucretia Mott.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Women's Movement
Encyclopedia Britannica provides an overview of the women's movement, which sought equality for women and the changing of a male-dominated power structure.
Other
Early Documents: Now Statement of Purpose
This primary source document is the statement of purpose for the National Organization for Women, established in 1966.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Call for Change
A learning module on the women's suffrage movement in New York State that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include voting...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Activism in the Us
American sociopolitical activism became especially prominent during the period of societal upheaval which began during the 1950s. The African American civil rights movement led the way, soon followed by a substantial anti-war movement...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Developments in Democracy
Activity for high school students in which they apply Constitutional reasoning to explore the topic of equality for women and debate the necessity of an Equal Rights Amendment. Site provides comprehensive background and resource material...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Equal Rights Amendment
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Equal Rights Amendment.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Woman's Rights Activists During the Civil War
During the Civil War, reformers focused on the war effort rather than organizing women's rights meetings.
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Women's Equality: Changing Attitudes and Beliefs
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Women's Equality: Changing Attitudes and Beliefs." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
University of Maryland
Mith: Women's Studies Database: How "Sex" Got Into Title Vii
Interesting perspective on the ground-breaking Title VII. It includes much of the behind the scenes information on the passing of the bill that had such an impact on women's rights. Comprehensive description of the ERA's history, dating...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Places Where Women Made History: Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
This site provides an overview of the life, and achievements of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). Tells how her experiences in the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House led to her role as an activist for women's rights.
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.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Developments in Democracy: How Women Won the Right to Vote
Thoughtful and in-depth activity-based lesson on the history of women's suffrage. Students analyze the history and evaluate the strategy used to gain the right to vote, then in small groups, write a petition to President Wilson in which...
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: Barbara Leigh Smith (Mme. Bodichon)
Biography of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827-91), a prominent women's rights activist in Britain.
Other
Anarchy Archives: Emma Goldman's Collected Works
Read the book "Anarchism and Other Essays" here on this site. Includes a biographical sketch of Goldman and several essays pertaining to women's rights.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Inventive Women Part 1
Students will learn about female inventors and their contributions to American technology.
Library of Congress
Loc: Women of Protest: Photographs From National Woman's Party
Find a collection of photographs from the Library of Congress that show the militant tactics of the National Woman's Party in its support of woman's suffrage. In addition to the photographs, there are articles about this branch of the...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Introduction to Activism
This lesson takes a closer look at one of key activists in the women's, workers' and immigrants' rights movement in the 20th century.
Digital History
Digital History: Feminism Reborn
This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
America's Story tracks the woman's rights movement through the eyes of one of the leaders of the movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked side by side with Susan B. Anthony to secure voting rights for women.
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.
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