General
National Association of Colored Women
Black women participated in women’s rights movements, but were often excluded from organizations.
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Biography
Juliette Gordon Low
Known as the founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low created the largest and most successful organisation for girls in the world.
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Biography
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt grew up to become one of the most important and beloved First Ladies, authors, reformers, and female leaders of the 20th century.
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Biography
Jane Addams
A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Biography
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell was a well-known African American activist who championed racial equality and women’s suffrage.
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Primary Source
Kentucky Equal Rights Association at the Democratic National Convention
Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
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Lesson Plan
Progressive Era Suffrage Groups
Students will compare the different Progressive Era women’s suffrage movement.
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General
Biography
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms was a Republican United States Representative from Illinois who served from 1929 to 1931.
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Biography
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a champion of the temperance, abolition, and suffrage movements.
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Biography
Alice Paul
A vocal leader of the 20th century women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment.
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Biography
Biography
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a suffragist and peace activist who helped secure for American women the right to vote
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Biography
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was one of the most important Black educators, civil and women’s rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century.
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