Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Explore the biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton a leader of the women's suffrage movement she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and fought for women's rights on this site.
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.
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The Role of the Federated Woman's Institute in Rural Canada [Pdf]
The founding and growth of the Federated Woman's Institutes throughout Canada is profiled. Improving women's conditions in rural areas, early ergonomics child safety,'well baby' programs, funding school programs, and many other community...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Susan B. Anthony
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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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,...
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Uua: Louisa May Alcott
Detailed biography of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888 CE) from the Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography. Contains a couple of pictures as well.
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.
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 New Woman
Although women rejoiced in gaining the right to vote in 1920, the women's movement stalled during this time. Read about the problems within the movement and opposition from outside the movement.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Excerpts From Her Autobiography
This site contains excerpts from Elizabeth Cady Stanton's autobiography.
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American National Biography: Alice Paul
This site provides a detailed biography of Alice Paul, women's rights advocate and leader of the 1900s.
Northern Illinois University
Illinois During the Guilded Age: Frances E. Willard, 1839 1898
Use this site to read interpretative essays and watch several short videos discussing the many facets of Frances Willlard's life including her work with the temperance movement and women's' suffrage.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Reluctant Politician: The Story of Irene Parlby
Irene Parlby, one of the Famous Five, came to politics reluctantly but determined to fight for the betterment of the lives of women and children on Alberta's farms. She fought to get them proper education, medical and dental care and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: The Progressive Era
The Progressive Era from the 1890s to the 1920s evolved as a response to the negative effects of industrialization. Reforms that emerged provided protections for workers and consumers and gave women voting rights. Backlash against the...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Susan B. Anthony
Use this resource to learn about an advocate of women's rights and slave's freedom, Susan B. Anthony, whose efforts gave all U.S. citizens regardless of race and sex the right to vote. This website includes related links and resources...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: 1990 Black Heritage Series: Ida B. Wells Issue
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP. With a short passage on her life and contributions to ending discrimination against women and African-Americans.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Victoria Woodhull
Visit the National Women's Hall of Fame to learn a few basic facts about Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Myra Bradwell
Inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame in 1994, Myra Bradwell was one of our first woman lawyers.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Detail From Holland's Magazine, March 1918
In this cover art, see an example of how the Texas-based women's magazine "Holland" encouraged women to work as part of the war effort during the Great War.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: The Nineteenth Amendment
After the "Susan B. Anthony" amendment was passed by the Senate, suffragists stepped up in order to persuade the states to ratify it. Read how Texas suffragist Jane Y. McCallum was part of that cause and about the opposition she faced...
Read Works
Read Works: Winning the Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how Women won the right to vote. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Legacy Project: Guides: History of Mother's Day
Read about the history of Mother's Day and the women who founded it. Also learn about similar historical celebrations that took place before Mother's Day as we know it today.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Jeannette Rankin
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973 CE), who, in 1916, was elected to the House of Representatives from Montana, becoming the first female member of Congress.
University of Michigan
Making of America: Woman and Her Wishes, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson addresss the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention in favor of woman suffrage in this 1853 pamphlet.
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