Woman's Suffrage

Biography

Louisa Ann Swain

On September 6, 1870, 70-year-old Louisa Ann Swain stepped up to the ballot box in Laramie, Wyoming and cast her vote in the general election. In doing so, she became the first woman to legally cast a ballot since 1807.

Lesson Plan

Unsung Voices: Black Women and Their Role in Women's Suffrage

This lesson seeks to explore the role of Black women in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and their exclusion from the generally accepted Women’s Suffrage narrative.

Lesson Plan

Helen Keller--Citizen and Socialist

Helen Keller is one of the most misinterpreted women of the early 20th century. This jigsaw lesson seeks to shine light on her labor activism and social justice, peace, and women’s reproductive rights.

Video

Women's History Minute: Suffrage

Short video on Suffrage

Video

Women's History Minute: Sojourner Truth

Short video on Sojourner Truth

Biography

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was the first African American woman to publish a short story and was also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.

Biography

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee

In a 1912 New York Times article, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was regarded as “the symbol of the new era, when all women will be free and unhampered.”

Lesson Plan

Martha Hughes Cannon

Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.

Biography

Martha Hughes Cannon

Martha Hughes Cannon was the first female state senator in U.S. history.

Biography

Jovita Idár

Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist, Jovita Idár often faced dangerous situations, however she bravely fought the injustices in her time.

Lesson Plan

The Path to Women’s Suffrage

Students analyze maps and primary documents and share stories of the Westward Expansion relating to gaining women’s suffrage.

Biography

Sarah Moore Grimké

Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.

Lesson Plan

Susan B. Anthony

After learning about Susan B. Anthony, students will create a coin mobile. On the back of each coin, they will write the actions that identify her as an agent for change, as well as a word to describes her.

Lesson Plan

From the Declaration of Independence to the Declaration of Sentiments

Students will learn about the purpose and message of Declaration of Independence, question and discover if women had rights in Early America and analyze and compare the Declaration of Sentiments and its message and purpose.

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