Primary Source

The March of 3,000 Women in New York

Bertha Damaris Knobe. "The March of 3,000 Women." Harper's Weekly [New York]. May 20, 1911.

Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Magazines

Journalist Bertha Damaris Knobe, a well-known writer who covered the suffrage movement, wrote an account of a May 1911 suffrage parade in New York City for Harper’s Weekly. Knobe writes evocatively, […] Read More

Secondary Source

“There is Filth on the Floor and It Must Be Scraped Up: The Muckrakers and Press of the Early 20th Century” in Media’s Role in Defining the Nation: The Active Voice

David Copeland. Media's Role in Defining the Nation : The Active Voice. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, 2010. (pp. 129-156).

Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Book Chapter, Book-Academic, Book-Non-Fiction

In Chapter 6 of Media’s Role in Defining the Nation: The Active Voice, David Copeland discusses the influence of press that critiqued American society and advocated for social change in the […] Read More

Secondary Source

Film: “The Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote,” 2017

The Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote. Director: Yoshie Lewis. Pretzel Pictures, LLC, 2017.

Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Documentary Film

The Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote is a historical TV documentary that tells the story of Tennessee’s crucial role in the adoption of the 19th Amendment. About the film: […] Read More

Secondary Source

Dissertation: The Other Woman’s Movement: Anti-suffrage Activism in New York State, 1865–1932

Susan Goodier. PhD Dissertation. State University of New York at Albany, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2007. 3270283.

Era: Post-Suffrage Era | Media: Academic Paper

This doctoral dissertation examines anti-suffrage activism in New York State. Abstract: New York State, the birthplace of the woman’s rights movement, was the arena of the most dynamic anti-suffrage and suffrage activity throughout the battle for women’s […] Read More

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