The 19th Amendment:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment was ratified, ensuring that American women could vote in national elections. Learn about the long struggle for women's suffrage and the people who made it happen.
One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment was ratified, ensuring that American women could vote in national elections. Learn about the long struggle for women's suffrage and the people who made it happen.
The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman's Words Made History
The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman's Words Made History
by Elisa Boxer and illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger
Sleeping Bear Press, 2020
Did you know that the state of Tennessee was the last state to cast their vote for the passage of the 19th Amendment? Read how Febb Burn's words impacted her son, State Representative Harry Burn.
Looking at Photographs from the Women's Suffrage Movement
Looking at Photographs from the Women's Suffrage Movement
You can learn a lot from primary sources, or objects from a time being studied. Analyzing, or looking at and thinking about, primary sources helps us understand history.
You can learn a lot from primary sources, or objects from a time being studied. Analyzing, or looking at and thinking about, primary sources helps us understand history.
A secondary source does not give original information. It interprets or retells information from primary sources, often written later. Textbooks, biographies, encyclopedias, and dictionaries are normally secondary sources.
A secondary source does not give original information. It interprets or retells information from primary sources, often written later. Textbooks, biographies, encyclopedias, and dictionaries are normally secondary sources.
The National Women's History Museum Website has primary sources (photographs and documents) from the Women's Suffrage Movement.
The National Women's History Museum Website has primary sources (photographs and documents) from the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Look at the photographs and ask yourself:
Look at the photographs and ask yourself:
- What do you notice first?
- What can you learn from examining this photograph?
- What do you wonder about?
Road to the Vote: The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail
Road to the Vote: The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail
Follow the history of women's suffrage with the Boston Women's History Trail organization. Founded by Boston librarians, teachers, and students, the BWHT provides self-guided tours that highlight the role local women played in the women's suffrage movement.
Follow the history of women's suffrage with the Boston Women's History Trail organization. Founded by Boston librarians, teachers, and students, the BWHT provides self-guided tours that highlight the role local women played in the women's suffrage movement.
The Road to the Vote: The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail takes us on a journey through significant sites in the fight for women's voting rights.
The Road to the Vote: The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail takes us on a journey through significant sites in the fight for women's voting rights.
Voting Rights Slideshow
Voting Rights Slideshow
LWVslidesCR.pdfSlideshow: Books about Voting Rights from Brookline's League of Women Voters
Slideshow: Books about Voting Rights from Brookline's League of Women Voters
Throughout the history of our country, many people have had to fight for their right to vote. Click on the image at the left to learn about books tell stories of of women and minorities' struggle for full representation at the ballot box.
Throughout the history of our country, many people have had to fight for their right to vote. Click on the image at the left to learn about books tell stories of of women and minorities' struggle for full representation at the ballot box.