Women's Suffrage Movement
The pivotal events and individuals that made the passage of the 19th amendment - women's suffrage - possible along with the other gains of the women's movement.
Seneca Falls Convention
This article gives background to and information on the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. It was at this convention that Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Sentiments was modified and adopted by the suffragettes.
This article gives background to and information on the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. It was at this convention that Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Sentiments was modified and adopted by the suffragettes.
The Nineteenth Amendment: The End of the Battle
On August 26, 1920, the long road to women's suffrage ended with the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. About's Guide to Women's History, Jone Johnson Lewis, gives a detailed overview of the events that led up to the final 'battle'.
On August 26, 1920, the long road to women's suffrage ended with the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. About's Guide to Women's History, Jone Johnson Lewis, gives a detailed overview of the events that led up to the final 'battle'.
Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
About's Women's History Guide, Jone Johnson Lewis, presents a brief sketch of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She details her involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement along with her other efforts to gain more rights for women.
About's Women's History Guide, Jone Johnson Lewis, presents a brief sketch of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She details her involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement along with her other efforts to gain more rights for women.
Portrait of Lucretia Mott
Read about Lucretia Mott's involvement in the women's rights and abolition movements. It was Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who conceived of the important Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848.
Read about Lucretia Mott's involvement in the women's rights and abolition movements. It was Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who conceived of the important Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848.
Woman and the Republic
Not every woman agreed with the goals of the suffragettes. In fact, the author of this 1913 book, Helen Kendrick Johnson, makes arguments against the suffrage movement.
Not every woman agreed with the goals of the suffragettes. In fact, the author of this 1913 book, Helen Kendrick Johnson, makes arguments against the suffrage movement.
Womens Suffrage
August 26, 1920 is the title of another great article from Jone Johnson Lewis' Women's History site. This date refers to the Nineteenth Amendment, which was finally ratified in 1920.
August 26, 1920 is the title of another great article from Jone Johnson Lewis' Women's History site. This date refers to the Nineteenth Amendment, which was finally ratified in 1920.
Women's Suffrage Timeline
This timeline chronicles the struggle for women to have the right to vote.
This timeline chronicles the struggle for women to have the right to vote.