Adults Book about the 19th Amendment

Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

by DuBois, Ellen Carol

Book - 2020

Explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its leaders and activists, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady ...Show more Explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its leaders and activists, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Show less

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Eighty Years and More

Reminiscences, 1815-1897

by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Book - 2020

The lively mind and sharp wit of Elizabeth Cady Stanton come through clearly in her memoir, Eighty Years and More, which conveys all the passion and intelligence that made her a guiding force in the fight for women's rights. The lively mind and sharp wit of Elizabeth Cady Stanton come through clearly in her memoir, Eighty Years and More, which conveys all the passion and intelligence that made her a guiding force in the fight for women's rights. Show less

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The Woman's Hour

The Great Fight to Win the Vote

by Weiss, Elaine F.

Book - 2018

Women's battle to secure the vote began in Seneca Falls in 1948 and ended decades later when Tennessee approved the 19th Amendment. Award-winning journali...Show more Women's battle to secure the vote began in Seneca Falls in 1948 and ended decades later when Tennessee approved the 19th Amendment. Award-winning journalist Weiss chronicles the final fight, pitting suffragists against conservative politicians, business magnates, and the "Antis"—women who feared the vote would undermine the country's moral fiber. Show less

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The Women's Suffrage Movement

Book - 2019

Comprised of historical texts spanning two centuries with commentary on each period by the editor, this book covers the major issues and figures involved ...Show more Comprised of historical texts spanning two centuries with commentary on each period by the editor, this book covers the major issues and figures involved in the women's suffrage movement with a special focus on diversity, incorporating race, class, and gender. Show less

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Why They Marched

Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

by Ware, Susan

Book - 2019

Why They Marched is the inspiring story of the dedicated women--and occasionally men--who carried the banner in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and demonstrating for the right to become full citizens. Why They Marched is the inspiring story of the dedicated women--and occasionally men--who carried the banner in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and demonstrating for the right to become full citizens. Show less

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Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait?

Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson, and the Fight for the Right to Vote

by Cassidy, Tina

Book - 2019

Journalist Cassidy's vivacious biography of militant activist Alice Paul, one of the undersung heroes of the American women's suffrage movement and a key player in the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Journalist Cassidy's vivacious biography of militant activist Alice Paul, one of the undersung heroes of the American women's suffrage movement and a key player in the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Show less

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Suffragette

DVD - 2016

Inspired by true events, a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th ...Show more Inspired by true events, a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th century Britain. The story centers on Maud, a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.'s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst, Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life. Show less

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Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote | Kanopy

https://smcl.kanopy.com/video/perfect-36-when-women-won-vote

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Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial and Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial and Show less

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The women's suffrage movement inspired this silent film classic that includes appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriet Sta The women's suffrage movement inspired this silent film classic that includes appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriet Sta Show less

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The lives of American women changed in far-reaching ways during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. The lives of American women changed in far-reaching ways during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Show less

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