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What You Need to Know About Women's Suffrage Created: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Women's suffrage - articles, biographies, timelines, original documents, pictures, and more information on the long struggle to win the vote for women.
Carrie Chapman Catt - 1913 Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Carrie Chapman Catt is shown in a picture advertising her speaking engagement at Continental Hall, 1913.
January 9 - Today in Women's History Created: Sunday, September 03, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
January 9 - birthdates of notable women and other important events, plus quote for the day
March 9 - Today in Women's History Created: Monday, September 25, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
March 9 - birthdates of notable women and other important events, plus quote for the day
August 29 - Today in Women's History Created: Thursday, July 26, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
August 29 - birthdates of notable women and other important events, plus quote for the day
Woman Suffrage - Carrie Chapman Catt Speech Before Congress 1917 Created: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A 1917 speech for woman suffrage, delivered by Carrie Chapman Catt to Congress.
Hypatia Created: Saturday, June 11, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Hypatia, a mathematician, was an important pagan philosopher. Hypatia of Alexandria was a popular teacher in the Roman empire, and came under attack by the Christian Church.
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments 1848 Created: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The text of the 1848 Women's Rights Declaration of Sentiments proclaimed at Seneca Falls, part of an extensive collection of articles about woman suffrage and the women's rights movement in America.
Woman Suffrage Timeline International Created: Monday, May 16, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Dates that various countries gave the vote to women.
Women's Suffrage Time Line Created: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A time line of events in the history of women's suffrage in America.
Feminist Protests - 1960s and 1970s Feminist Protests Created: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
List of significant feminist protests in the 1960s and 1970s. Read about Women's Liberation Movement activism that has affected U.S. law and the lives of women today.
Campaign Committee Against the Equal Rights Amendment Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A profile of a 1938-39 organization which opposed passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Alice Paul Created: Monday, February 21, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Alice Paul biography, with links and picture. Alice Paul was one of the leading figures in the passage of the 19th Amendment for women's suffrage.
Carrie Chapman Catt Created: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Biography of Carrie Chapman Catt, leader in the later years of the struggle for women's suffrage. she was also a founder of the League of Women Voters.
Shirley Chisholm Created: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A biography of Shirley Chisholm, black Congressman from New York, who worked for women's and minority rights.
Elizabeth Arden Created: Saturday, July 30, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A biography of Elizabeth Arden, cosmetics business executive, who pioneered many advertising and marketing techniques.
Enheduanna - Priestess of Inanna - First Author and Poet in the World Created: Thursday, May 03, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Enheduanna is the first author and poet in the world that history knows by name. Enheduanna made Inanna supreme over the other deities in King Sargon's Akkadian empire when she became the priestess...
Women's Rights Created: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A history of women's rights: find resources and articles on women's rights history.
Women's History - Biographies Created: Thursday, September 13, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Comprehensive resource for biographies of notable women, from Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide to Women's History.
The Long Road to Suffrage Created: Saturday, November 27, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A reminder of the length of the battle for woman suffrage in the US, measured in the lives of the women who led the struggle
Woman as an Economic Factor - Harriot Stanton Blatch - 1898 Created: Monday, September 29, 2003 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A speech given by Harriot Stanton Blatch, woman suffrage leader and daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Brutal Treatment of Women Suffragists at Occoquan Workhouse Created: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The story of the treatment at Occoquan Workhouse in 1917 of the woman suffrage militants arrested for protesting outside the White House.
Page Moved Created: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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Carrie Chapman Vote - On Women Voting Created: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
In 1920, after the vote for women had been won, suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt urged women to use their new-found political freedom.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Created: Thursday, March 05, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a key women's suffrage leader of the 19th century.
Equal Rights Amendment Created: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
This history of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) explains the origins and outcome of the Equal Rights Amendment struggle.
Jeannette Rankin Photo - 1917 NAWSA Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Jeannette Rankin at NAWSA headquarters in Washington, DC, in 1917.
Jeannette Rankin Photos - Photo Gallery of Jeannette Rankin Pictures Created: Friday, August 22, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A gallery of photos of Jeannette Rankin, a feminist and women's suffrage advocate also known for voting against entry into both World War I and World War II.
Pictures of Women's Suffrage Activists Created: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pictures of key women who helped to win the vote.
Carrie Chapman Catt Picture Created: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A picture of Carrie Chapman Catt, leader of one faction of women's suffrage activists in the early 20th century.
Abigail Adams, First Lady - Picture Created: Friday, December 16, 2005 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
Image of Abigail Adams, First Lady, wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams. Part of a gallery of pictures of America's first ladies, wives of the presidents.
First Ladies of the United States - Picture Gallery of First Ladies Created: Friday, December 16, 2005 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
A gallery of pictures of America's first ladies, wives of the presidents.

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