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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: A Movement in the Right Direction (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this infographic to show students how two different approaches to the women's suffrage movement worked to grant women the right to vote.
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Unladylike2020

For Students 9th - 10th
These digital resources present the rich history of 26 little-known Progressive Era women, diverse in profession, race, ethnicity, geographical and class backgrounds, sexual orientation and gender expression, who broke barriers in...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Winning the Vote

For Students 2nd - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the women's suffrage movement working to gain the right to vote for all women. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Beginnings of the Movement: The Second Great Awakening

For Students 9th - 10th
What did the Second Great Awakening have to do with women's rights and social reform? How was it a stepping stone for the women's suffrage movement? Find out how this movement, which emphasized individual worth, empowered women...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which they examine how citizens can participate responsibly and effectively in American civic and political life to catalyze a successful democratic society.
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Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Susan B. Anthony

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this instructional activity, young scholars will learn about Susan B. Anthony and her fight for what she believed in. Students will identify Susan B. Anthony's actions that make her an agent for change.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Julia Ward Howe

For Students 9th - 10th
Julia Ward Howe was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist, and suffragist.
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Website
Other

League of Women Voters

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about important issues, relating towards female voters.
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Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore the life of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin by critically reading primary and secondary sources to determine her worldview, political beliefs, and core values.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, young scholars will understand the remarkable career of this persevering woman who lived up to her self-chosen name.
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Activity
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: The Petticoat Lobby

For Students 9th - 10th
After women were given the right to vote, the Texas Equal Suffrage League became the Texas League of Women Voters. This page provides a good introduction to the activities of the League, then and now, and also has information on the...
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Article
PBS

Pbs American Experience: Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical overview of Carrie Chapman Catt, a dynamic speaker, tenacious organizer, and powerful force in the women's suffrage movement.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Read women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony's 1873 speech on women's right to vote, given the year after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election.
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Activity
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: Women and Children, Circa 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the 1920s affect those working on farms? This brief article takes a look at the early optimism felt by 1920s farm families, as well as the poverty, resulting from overproduction, and also touches on how various groups benefited...
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Travis County Women Register to Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
Following the passage of the primary suffrage measure in Texas in 1918, women made haste to register to vote, because they only had 17 days to do so before the vote. Here is a group photo of Texas women doing so.
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Primary
The History Place

The History Place: On Women's Right to Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the speech given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried for this but refused to pay the $100 fine.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a brief biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the first leaders of the American women's rights movement. Read on to learn about her family life, education, and partnership with Susan B. Anthony.
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Handout
Other

Unitarian Universalist Biographical Dictionary: Lydia Maria Child

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Lydia Child's involvement with the abolition movement and her work in the 19th century women's suffrage movement.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Jeannette Rankin (1880 1973)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article tells the story of Jeannette Rankin who was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and was involved in the women's suffrage movement.
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Website
Other

U.s. History Timeline: 1865 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nineteenth Amendment

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment/lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This National Archives and Records Administration site briefly discusses the background of the 19th Amendment and offers primary sources, activities, and links to related web sited for educators and students.
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Website
University of Virginia

Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture: The Woman's Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 19th century women's reform movement as well as primary resources including the Seneca Falls Declaration & Resolutions, an editorial by Frederick Douglass, and excerpts form "History of Woman Suffrage."