Secondary Source
Lillie Devereux Blake: Retracing a Life Erased
Grace Farrell. Lillie Devereux Blake: Retracing a Life Erased. Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Book-Non-Fiction, Book-Novel
Lillie Devereux Blake: Retracing a Life Erased is a biography of suffragist and writer Lillie Devereux Blake, written by Dr. Grace Farrell, a professor of English at Butler University. About the […] Read More
Primary Source
Pamphlet: Attorney Gilbert E. Roe Cites 15 Ways the Laws of New York Discriminated Against Women in 1914
Gilbert E. Roe. "Discriminations Against Women in the Laws of New York." National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1914.
Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Pamphlets, Speech
In 1914, New York attorney Gilbert E. Roe, a stalwart of the New York Men’s League for Woman Suffrage, cited in an address to that group 15 different ways in […] Read More
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Iron Jawed Angels, a Film About Suffragist Alice Paul
Iron Jawed Angels. Director: Katja von Garnier, Performers: Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Anjelica Huston. HBO, 2004.
Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Film, Television, Video
Iron Jawed Angels is a made-for-TV historical drama that tells the story of how a key leader in the US suffrage movement, Alice Paul (played by Hilary Swank), took the […] Read More
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Race, Gender, and the Fight for Votes for Women: W.E.B. Du Bois On Suffrage
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1911-1920.
Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Commentary, Essay, Magazines
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the most important early 20th century US scholars and activists, is best known as a key figure in the the fight for African-Americans’ civil rights. […] Read More
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Women’s Magazines and the Suffrage Movement: Did They Help or Hinder the Cause?
"Women's Magazines and the Suffrage Movement: Did They Help or Hinder the Cause?" Nancy Burkhalter. Journal of American Culture, Vol. 19, No. 2, Summer 1996, pp. 13-24.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Academic Paper, Magazines
The Wiley Online Library has direct access to the article for payment, including a free preview of the first page. Questia offers this preview of the article’s introduction (as well […] Read More
Primary Source
Votes for Women, a 1912 Suffrage Map of the United States
National American Woman Suffrage Association. “Votes for Women.” Digital Public Library of America (Courtesy of the University of Virginia Library).
Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Leaflets, Pamphlets, Posters
This map from the National American Woman Suffrage Association shows the status of women’s suffrage in the US in 1912, including the date when suffrage was granted in each state. Read More