The story of a lifelong activist who advocated for suffrage and equal rights on local, national, and international stages.
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The story of the first female member of Congress and her refusal to allow politics to influence her personal beliefs and morals, particularly in regards to peace.
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A newspaper article that challenges the unfair federal policy that tied a woman’s citizenship to that of her husband and offers an example of how one native born American woman was a victim of the system.
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The story of a woman who embraced the Lost Cause mythology of the Confederacy and worked to protect the false idealization of Southern life and honor it through monuments.
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The story of an activist and composer who fought tirelessly for Native American rights and citizenship. A companion art activity accompanies this resource.
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Three colorful World War I propaganda posters that represent the different types of war work available to women and present a stereotypical view of the young beautiful war worker. A companion art activity accompanies this resource.
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The story of a radical anarchist immigrant who fought against the tyranny of capitalism and promoted full equality for women.
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An excerpt from Two Colored Women with the American Expeditionary Forces that explores the racism black soldiers and support staff faced while serving their country in France.
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The front page of the "The West Virginian" newspaper on Election Day 1920, the first national election after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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An excerpt from the NAACP’s testimony before Congress that includes the challenges Black women faced as they attempted to exercise their Constitutionally-granted right to vote.
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