The women's suffrage movement was the movement to gain the right of women to vote and to run for office. It began in the 1860s, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Women won the right to vote in 1920 with the advent of the 19th Amendment, which made illegal gender-based restrictions on the ballot.
Recommended Resources
History.com: The Fight for Women's Suffrage
Going back to the 1820s, this article outlines the road to the 19th Amendment with sections about the abolitionists and suffragists before the War Between the States, the formation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association which was headed up by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the push for ratification.
http://www.history.com/topics/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage
Minnesota Historical Society: Women's Suffrage
Offers information about women's suffrage, along with documents and primary and secondary sources such as books and articles, official records, and first-hand accounts of the efforts by the movement.
http://www.mnhs.org/library/tips/history_topics/107suffrage.html
Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership
Published in 2005 on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment, this section of the non-profit organization's website is about the movement for which Susan B. Anthony was best known. Although Ms. Anthony devoted fifty years to the fight, she did not live to see it come to fruition.
http://www.rochester.edu/sba/suffragehistory.html
This personal website is compiled by a non-professional researcher and consists of a large array of photographs, quotes from the fight, speeches, and a timeline. Also contains a bibliography for further reading.
http://www.tomernotes.com/Women%27sSuffrage/HDLAProject.html
Women's Suffrage: Why the West First?
Delves into the question of why the suffrage movement was successful in the west before it caught on anywhere else. Contains learning objectives and lesson activities on the subject.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/womens-suffrage-why-west-first
