Episode 1

First Wave of Suffragists

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In this episode, we introduce the women who began advocating for women's right to vote. We will tell you about key women who were involved and some of the events that made them famous.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

"When Anthony Met Stanton"

Declaration of Sentiments

Susan B. Anthony

Where to Learn More

Books to Read

To prepare for this episode, Erica read Votes for Women! American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot by Winifred Conkling.

National Parks Service

The National Parks Service goes beyond places to visit. Visit their website to learn more about the suffrage movement.

The Vote | American Experience | PBSOne hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

Wesleyan Chapel and the Women's Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls, New York

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The Declaration of Sentiments

"When Anthony Met Stanton" statue

Home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

in Seneca Falls, NY

The National Susan B. Anthony Museum and Home in Rochester, MN

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