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Women's Suffrage Centennial 1920/2020: Primary Sources & Websites

August 18, 2020 marks the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing and protecting women's right to vote. This guide provides access to primary and secondary resources related to the women's suffrage moment.
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2024 4:45 PM

Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party
This Library of Congress web site "presents images that depict the tactics used by the militant wing of the suffrage movement in the United States - including picketing, petitioning, pageants, parades and demonstrations, hunger strikes and imprisonment - as well as individual portraits of organization leaders and members."

The Women's Rights Movement, 1848—1920 - A historical essay from the History, Art & Archives division of the United States House of Representatives.

Discovering New York Suffrage Stories - PBS television documentary that covers events and women in New York that contributed to the women's rights movement.

Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment - The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) collection of primary sources, activities, and links to related websites for educators and students.

National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House - Shares the story of Susan B. Anthony’s lifelong struggle to gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Women's Consortium - Provides forums for discussion of women and community issues.

Women’s Suffrage: Campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment - Digital Public Library - Photos, advertisements, maps, and other documents—sheds light on that struggle toward the Nineteenth Amendment.

Women's Suffrage Pilgrimage - The Forgotten Suffrage of 1913

National Archives - Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment - Primary sources and educator resources from the National Archives

Women's  Suffrage Memorabilia  - Images of memorabilia associated with the suffrage movement.

Suffrage at 100: A Visual History - News about Women's Suffrage, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

What it's Like to Vote as a Woman Around the World - Nine women tell what it's like to cast a ballot - or not -in their home countries.

Votes for Women: The Struggle for Women's Suffrage - The Library of Congress's selection of pictures includes portraits of individuals; cartoons; photographs of parades, picketing, and suffragists; and an anti-suffrage display.