Review America's history with over 700 individual maps that address a broad range of issues with this atlas. This atlas maps a variety of historical topics: "exploration and settlement of the continent, the location of colleges and...

Learn about the history of November 4, which is an election day in the United States. Includes a discussion of presidential elections in the nineteenth century, and women's struggle to obtain the right to vote.

This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...

Here is a broadside addressed to the "8,000,000 Working Women in the United States," which asks questions like "Are you satisfied with your working conditions?" and "How can you get what you want?" Published by the National Woman...

The women's suffrage movement continued in Texas despite the United State's involvement in World War I. This article highlights some of the events and people in Texas that paved the way for women's voting during this time, and also talks...

The Constitution of the United States is provided by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University of Law.

On this site provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), we are provided with a discussion of the history and laws that affected immigrant women and their citizenship. Includes some information about the Cable...

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...

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.

Written and audio explanation of the history of voting and the invention of the voting machine. Includes a photo of the 1898 Standard Voting Machine and other objects that relate to the voting process.

Women gained the right to vote and began to become active members of Congress as the United States faced many challenges. Early congresswomen served during the Great Depression, WWII, and the start of the Cold War. They had a voice in...

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.

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,...

Find out about women's suffrage not only in the United States, but around the world. An interactive map displays the dates women gained their right to vote.

Here is an example of the patriotism that flourished in the United States (this site's example is taken from Texas' history), during the Great War (World War I). See a photo from a rally at Fort Brown, showing both women and men...

Delve into Virginia's pivotal role in America's early 20th century through this slideshow. Students can visualize WWI, Virginia's naval bases, and other events such as the suffrage movement and prohibition in Virginia. The slideshow...

Ten things you should know about Victoria Woodhull who, in 1872, was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.

This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.

(1820-1906) A prominent American civil rights leader and abolitionist, who worked to secure women's suffrage in the United States.

Learn about the life of James Forten, who was a successful inventor, businessman, abolitionist and social activist in the early years of the United States.

Kids learn about the timeline of the history Civil Rights in the United States including major milestones in the African-American, disabled, Native American, and women's suffrage movements.

Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...