Women in History Websites and Resources
Women's History and Suffrage Websites and Resources:
Auto Tours for Women's Suffrage http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5334
Auto Tours for Women’s Suffrage: An Oral Memoir: The struggle for women’s suffrage, which culminated with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 26, 1920, involved many different kinds of women and many different tactics. Laura Ellsworth Seiler, interviewed by historian Sherna Gluck in 1973, came from a prosperous New York state family and started a suffrage club while a student at Cornell. In this excerpt from Gluck’s interview, Seiler recalled campaigning for suffrage after college on an automobile tour, with her mother in tow as chaperon. In contrast to some historical accounts that emphasized the narrowing of the campaign in the 20th century, Seiler remembered arguing for the vote along with other reforms, and emphasizing the importance of suffrage as a way to improve social conditions.
Legacy of 98 http://www.legacy98.org/move-hist.html
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848 - 1998: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." That was Margaret Mead's conclusion after a lifetime of observing very diverse cultures around the world. Her insight has been borne out time and again throughout the development of this country of ours. Being allowed to live life in an atmosphere of religious freedom, having a voice in the government you support with your taxes, living free of lifelong enslavement by another person. These beliefs about how life should and must be lived were once considered outlandish by many. But these beliefs were fervently held by visionaries whose steadfast work brought about changed minds and attitudes. Now these beliefs are commonly shared across U.S. society.
Winning the Right to Vote http://www.greatwomen.org/home.php
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal........." With these words a dream was given life in historic Seneca Falls, New York, the Birthplace of Women's Rights. Here, in 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (a Seneca Falls resident), Lucretia Mott and 300 other women and men held the first Women's Rights Convention.
Women and the Vote http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html
Stand Up for Your Rights: This site covers three important issues, brought to life through individual stories. The issues include women's right to vote, explored through the stories of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; religious freedom, examined through the trial of Anne Hutchinson in Puritan New England; and the battle for civil rights, told through the story of school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas.