A collection that uses primary sources to explore the campaign for women's suffrage through the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Check out this National Archives and Records (NARA) site to see the original Tennessee document ratifying the 19th Amendment. Also includes a short explanation as to why Tennessee's vote was so crucial.

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.

Examine the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women voting rights.

Read a summary of the debate in Congressional hearings about women's suffrage from 1869-1893. It's interesting to see the arguments against the enfranchisement of women along side the reasons for giving women the vote.

This extensive and varied resource shares images of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Conduct a keyword search to explore the collection.

Text of the 19th Amendment and explanation of the text. Annenberg Classroom series Constitution Guide. Related videos and timeline.

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...

Trace the history of the women's suffrage movement from its organized beginnings in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention to the final success with the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which constitutionally granted women the right vote.

On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands of women gathered in Washington D.C. for the Women's Suffrage Parade- the first mass protest for a woman's right to vote. Michelle Mehrtens details how the...

Check out this interactive timeline that documents the history women's right to vote in the United States.

Encyclopedia Britannica site provides a general overview of the history of woman suffrage in the United States and throughout the world.

Information and activities that underscore the significance of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which legalized women's right to vote.

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.

A short description of one of the arguments for women's right to vote.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the struggle for women to gain the right to vote. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Check out this wonderful interactive site from the National Archives and Records Administration, to learn about the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era. See photos and primary documents related to the topic (click to...

This comprehensive essay lays out the tactics the National Woman's Party used in its campaign to obtain women's suffrage. In addition to an explanation of the various tactics are many photographs from the Library of Congress' Records of...

Read this historical overview of the National Woman's Party, an organization focused on giving women the right to vote. Find out about some of the important figures in the fight and the ways the women tried to push their agenda. [pdf]

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.

This site contains a detailed timeline of events relating to women's rights and suffrage from 1776 to the passing of the 19th Amendment. Link to Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Rights and Sentiments.

Here is an 11-page report written by Jessie Daniel Ames, the president of the Texas League of Women Voters, which details the founding of the League of Women Voters and their activities following the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

Wives, mothers, and grandmothers were arrested outside the White House! Learn the circumstances behind this story in this 3 page article as they protested for the right to vote. Photographs and actual programs can be seen here.

This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.