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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: e.l. Dohoney to Erminia Folsom, Dec 20, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about E.L. Dahoney, a prohibitionist in favor of women's suffrage, and read a letter in which he ties together the two causes he supported.
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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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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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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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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Women Suffrage Before the Amendment, August 1, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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American National Biography: Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist leader and peace activist during the early 1900s.
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of an article by Susan B. Anthony which was originally printed in "The Revolution," in 1868. The article is titled, "Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" The text can be read online or downloaded in either PDF...
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union

For Students 9th - 10th
The fascinating history of the WCTU and the many causes it advocated.
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D Archives: Alice Stone Blackwell, Objections Answered

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.
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Library Bulletin: Upstate New York and the Women's Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive list of books and documents available in the University of Rochester Rare Books and Special Collections exhibit of 1995. Brief summaries of the books, documents and their authors are available at this site.
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University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site devoted to the life and causes of Susan B. Anthony.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: The Nineteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Nineteenth Amendment is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum: About Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: William Jennings Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a short biography on William Jennings Bryan, American politician of the Populist Party. Additional information can be found through the articles at the bottom of the page regarding Bryan's causes, his principles, and the Free...
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University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical sketch of Lucy Stone includes numerous links to related sites and articles about this early american feminist and abolitionist.
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University of Maryland

Voices of Democracy: Susan B. Anthony, Is It a Crime for a u.s. Citizen to Vote

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource features the full text of Susan B. Anthony's speech along with an essay offering critical analyses, lesson plans for high school teachers, classroom activities, and suggested reading materials.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Susan B. Anthony Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
The papers of reformer and suffragist Susan B. Anthony span the period 1846-1934 with the bulk of the material dating from 1846 to 1906. The collection, consisting of approximately 500 items, includes correspondence, diaries, a daybook,...
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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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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Susan B. Anthony

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this lesson, students 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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Orator, Author, and Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By watching a short video and engaging in two primary source activities, students will explore the need for social change, as well as its inherent challenges.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: A Haunting Question

For Students 9th - 10th
Suffragists in Texas attempted to have their voice heard. However, the issue of race often tore these women apart, and ultimately ended the Texas Equal Rights Association in 1896. Explore the words and strategies of this period's...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: The Legal Staus of Women in Texas, 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
Suffragist Mrs. W.B. Wynne published "The Legal Status of Woman in Texas" as part of her fight for women's rights. Check out images of the original document, a portrait of Wynne, and a brief commentary.

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