TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN'S HISTORY
SUFFRAGETTES AND SUFFRAGISTS
ARGUMENTS OF THE ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS: An extremely concise synopsis from the History Department at the University of Rochester.
AUSTRALIAN SUFFRAGETTES: The history of the suffrage movement Down Under.
BRITAIN 1906-1918 -- EARLY 1900S WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE:
A British National Archives Learning Curve lesson plan.
CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, 1903-28: A very brief introduction from BBC History to the British struggle to gain the female franchise.
DEMANDING THE VOTE FOR WOMEN: A small section of a virtual exhibit from the Museum of London.
EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN, 1750-1920:
This Spartacus education site has extensive information, including biographies
and organizational histories, on the British suffragettes.
HISTORIC FIGURES -- EMMELINE GOULDEN PANKHURST (1858-1928):
A concise biography of the famous English suffragettes from BBC History.
HOW
DID WOMEN ACTIVISTS PROMOTE PEACE IN THEIR 1915 TOUR OF WARRING EUROPEAN
CAPITALS?: Documents
selected and interpreted by professors Kathryn Kish Sklar and Kari Amidon of
the State University of New York at Binghamton.
JACK THE RIPPER: A series of educational links and worksheets from ActiveHistory that uses Jack the Ripper as an entry point into exploring Victorian England.
LEGACY OF THE SUFFRAGETTES:
An October 2, 2003 feature from the BBC's Westminster Hour on the 100th
anniversary of the founding of the Women's Social and Political Union.
MUSEUM OF LONDON PICTURE LIBRARY:
Type in the search term "Suffragette" for 94 historical images.
: The companion web-site for the Ken Burns PBS documentary about the two
key American female activists.
OTHER FEARS THE ANTIS' HAD IF WOMEN WERE CONSIDERED EQUALS: Very concise notes from the University of Rochester.
SUFFRAGETTES: A sub-section of a British National Archives Learning Curve lesson plan on Power, Politics and Protest -- The Growth of Political Rights in Britain in the 19th Century.
SUFFRAGETTES -- GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE: A brief introduction to the British movement.
VICTORIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS:
A BBC game that encourages players to learn about the evolution of women's
rights in late nineteenth century England.
: A small selection of images from an exhibition held in Central Library, The
Wellgate, Dundee, October 2003.
VOTES FOR WOMEN --
SELECTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION COLLECTION,
1848-1921: This
Library of Congress American Memory archive includes 167 books, pamphlet and
other artifacts documenting American women's struggle for suffrage.
VOTES FOR WOMEN SUFFRAGE PICTURES, 1850-1920:
A small selection of suffrage and anti-suffrage photographs and cartoons from
the U.S. Library of Congress.
VOTING RIGHTS FOR WOMEN -- PRO AND ANTI-SUFFRAGE:
An excellent Edsitement middle-school lesson plan that asks students to
examine the arguments for and against extending voting rights to women in the
United States circa World War I.
WHAT DID THE SUFFRAGETTES DO?: Concise information from a U.K.-based exam revision site.
WOMEN AND PARLIAMENT, 1884-1945: Historical information from the official web-site of the British Parliament.
: A resource that includes extensive primary documents on American women's
movements.
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE: This
impressive site from the British-based Spartacus educational site has an
extensive series of biographies and organizational histories detailing the
American suffragist movement.
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