Teaching Suffrage Source
Lesson Plan: The Role of the Media in Women’s Suffrage Movements
The Role of the Media in Women’s Suffrage Movements. Erin Curtis, Mallary Orrison, and Caitlyn Bishop. Virginia Tech.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Cartoons, Curated Photos/Ephemera, Illustration, Posters
This 19-page lesson plan is designed to help teachers introduce seventh graders to the history of the Progressive Era, with a particular focus on the US suffrage movement and the […] Read More
Archival Collection
Suffrage Teaching Resources From the National Archives
Suffrage teaching activities and documents via DocsTeach, from the National Archives.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era, Suffrage Era | Media: Curated Photos/Ephemera, Essay, Leaflets, Postcards, Web-based
DocsTeach, a National Archives-sponsored website of resources for teaching history, is designed to provide information and lesson plans for teachers. It may also be useful for students and others looking […] Read More
Secondary Source
Documentary: California Women Win the Vote!
California Women Win the Vote! Directors: Martha Wheelock, Marita Simpson. Performers: Melanie Jones, Maggie McCollester, Anne Perrah, et al. Ishtar Films, 2011.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Documentary Film
This short documentary, narrated by Bonnie Franklin, tells the history of the suffragist political campaign that resulted in California becoming the first US state to grant women the right to […] Read More
Secondary Source
Video: The Oratory of Women’s Suffrage
The Oratory of Women's Suffrage. New York, NY: Films Media Group, 2005.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era, Suffrage Era | Media: Documentary Film, Speech, Video, Web-based
The Oratory of Women’s Suffrage is a video documentary that recreates the speeches of leading suffragists whose impassioned words shaped the women’s movement during its inception in the late 19th century. It […] Read More
Secondary Source
Woman Suffrage: Wyoming Women Had the Right to Vote Years Before the 19th Amendment
Mary Schons. Woman Suffrage: Wyoming Women Had the Right to Vote Years Before the 19th Amendment. National Geographic. January 21, 2011.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Commentary, Magazines
This 2011 National Geographic article by Mary Schons examines Wyoming’s pioneering role the history of women’s suffrage, how it happened, and the arguments for and against women’s right to vote. Wyoming women got […] Read More
Secondary Source
Ken Burns’ Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Stanton & Susan Anthony
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony. Director: Ken Burns. Florentine Films/WETA, 1999.
Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Book-Non-Fiction, Documentary Film, Film, Television, Video
This two-part documentary film shown on PBS tells the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the duo that brought the suffrage cause to widespread attention in the United […] Read More