Women's Suffrage
It’s hard to believe that women didn’t have the right to vote until 1920, harder to believe what they had to go through to get it, and even harder to believe that in some countries, women still don’t have the right. In the United States, activists like Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton convened and campaigned for years before their voices were heard. Anthony was even arrested for “illegally voting!” Look through some of these sites that the HomeworkSpot editors have found, and you will undoubtedly be shocked – and inspired – by what you learn.
- Scholastic: Women’s Suffrage Home
This Web site gives a history of women’s suffrage, information on women’s suffrage around the world, and the stories of women who changed history. Also, read about Effie Hobby, the 107-year-old woman who voted for the first time in 1920. She even answers some readers’ questions.
- History Channel Exhibit: Women’s Suffrage
A history of women’s suffrage, timeline and famous firsts. Do you know who was the first woman to be a presidential candidate?
- Women’s Suffrage Movement
Pictures, stories and activities will teach kids about universal suffrage and feminism.
- Women’s Suffrage Cyber Exhibit
This site includes a virtual history and exhibit, in addition to photos and images. The articles focus on how women found, and continue to find, their place in the world: in the home, in the workplace and in the government.
- By Popular Demand: “Votes for Women” Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
This Library of Congress site offers access to a collection of women’s suffrage images. See portraits, photographs and drawings that date back to the 19th century, and read about the collection to enrich your knowledge. .
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