Women's Rights

Biography

Mary Church Terrell

Mary Church Terrell was a well-known African American activist who championed racial equality and women’s suffrage.

General

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

More than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963 for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

General

Freedom Summer

During the summer of 1964, hundreds of college students flooded Mississippi to register African Americans to vote.

Biography

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher.

General

Little Rock Nine

Imagine showing up to your first day of school and being greeted by an angry mob and the National Guard.

General

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Colvin and Parks along with other early protestors sparked a yearlong boycott of the Montgomery bus system.

Biography

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

General

The Sit-In Movement

Being served at a lunch counter was normal for whites, but African Americans were not allowed to sit at lunch counters throughout the South.

Poster

Working for Equality

Women have long participated in the paid labor force and worked for equality.

Lesson Plan

State vs. Federal Campaigns

Students will debate state vs. federal strategies for obtaining voting rights for women.

Lesson Plan

Western Campaign for Suffrage

Students will examine why western states granted women the right to vote.

Lesson Plan

19th Amendment

Examine the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women voting rights.

Primary Source

Kentucky Equal Rights Association at the Democratic National Convention

Kentucky Equal Rights Association.

Lesson Plan

Progressive Era Suffrage Groups

Students will compare the different Progressive Era women’s suffrage movement.

Lesson Plan

Propaganda and Women's Suffrage

Student will examine propaganda posters from the American women’s suffrage movement.

Lesson Plan

Seneca Falls Convention

Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848

Primary Source

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention.

Poster

American Activists

Download posters celebrating activists working to improve their communities.

General

Crusade for the Vote

A comprehensive history of the U.S. woman's suffrage movement.

Biography

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony was a champion of the temperance, abolition, and suffrage movements.