Woman's Suffrage

Biography

Amelia Bloomer

Amelia Bloomer was a suffragist, editor, social activist, and fashion advocate who worked to change women’s clothing.

Biography

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.

Biography

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott argued as ardently for women’s rights as for black rights, including suffrage, education, and economic aid.

Biography

Lucy Stone

A leading suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone dedicated her life to battling inequality on all fronts.

Biography

Mary Church Terrell

Mary Church Terrell was a well-known African American activist who championed racial equality and women’s suffrage.

Timeline

Woman's Suffrage Timeline

A timeline of the woman suffrage movement from 1840-1920

Biography

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher.

Lesson Plan

State vs. Federal Campaigns

Students will debate state vs. federal strategies for obtaining voting rights for women.

Lesson Plan

Western Campaign for Suffrage

Students will examine why western states granted women the right to vote.

Lesson Plan

19th Amendment

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

Primary Source

Kentucky Equal Rights Association at the Democratic National Convention

Kentucky Equal Rights Association.

Lesson Plan

Progressive Era Suffrage Groups

Students will compare the different Progressive Era women’s suffrage movement.

Lesson Plan

Propaganda and Women's Suffrage

Student will examine propaganda posters from the American women’s suffrage movement.

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Seneca Falls Convention

Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848

General

Crusade for the Vote

A comprehensive history of the U.S. woman's suffrage movement.

Biography

Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms

Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms was a Republican United States Representative from Illinois who served from 1929 to 1931.

Biography

Susan Brownell Anthony

Susan B. Anthony was a champion of the temperance, abolition, and suffrage movements.

Biography

Angelina Grimké Weld

Although raised on a slave-owning plantation, Angelina Grimké Weld became an ardent abolitionist.

Biography

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman escaped enslavement and helped others reach freedom.

Biography

Sojourner Truth

A former slave, Sojourner Truth was an advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the 19th century.