Women's Rights

General

The Sit-In Movement

Being served at a lunch counter was normal for whites, but African Americans were not allowed to sit at lunch counters throughout the South.

Poster

Working for Equality

Women have long participated in the paid labor force and worked for equality.

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.

Lesson Plan

Seneca Falls Convention

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

Primary Source

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention.

Poster

American Activists

Download posters celebrating activists working to improve their communities.

General

Crusade for the Vote

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

Biography

Susan B. Anthony

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

Biography

Shirley Chisholm

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman to serve in Congress.

Biography

Angelina Grimké Weld

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

Biography

Mercy Otis Warren

Mercy Otis Warren was a published poet, political playwright and satirist during the age of the American Revolution.

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.

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.

Biography

Judith Sargent Murray

A prominent essayist of the American republic, Judith Sargent Murray was an early advocate of women’s equality, access to education, and the right to control their earnings.