4 M4 - Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement, and the Importance of Voting

A Woman in the House (and Senate)

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"This woman's place is in the house—The House of Representatives!"

That was the slogan of Bella Abzug's successful 1970 election campaign. But from the first Congress, in 1789, until the 65th Congress, in 1917, women served in neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate. It wasn't until a suffragist from Montana named Jeannette Rankin won her state's congressional election that women first came to the House. "I may be the first woman member of Congress," she declared, "but I won't be the last." She wasn't, but it's been slow going.

Author: 
Ilene Cooper
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1040L
A Woman in the House (and Senate)

Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

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In 1964, Mississippi civil rights groups banded together to fight Jim Crow laws in a state where only 6.4 percent of eligible black voters were registered. Testing a bold new strategy, they recruited students from across the United States. That summer these young volunteers defied segregation by living with local black hosts, opening Freedom Schools to educate disenfranchised adults and their children, and canvassing door-to-door to register voters.

Author: 
Susan Goldman Rubin
Lexile: 
980L
Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

Women's Rights

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Rochester Voices is a project of the Local History & Genealogy Division of the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County. It is operated and administered by the Rochester Public Library.

This Theme focuses on women's rights, and the suffragettes in Rochester.

14 Women: They're Women. They're Powerful. They're Senators. (2008)

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When the historic 109th Congress convened, the number of women in the Senate increased to an unprecedented 14. Now, their struggle to balance family and politics is chronicled in this heartwarming look at the most powerful women in America. A story of perseverance and poise, 14 Women will inspire and uplift audiences of all ages!

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14 Women: They're Women. They're Powerful. They're Senators.

Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (1999)

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Not For Ourselves Alone tells the dramatic, little-known story of one of the most compelling friendships in American history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of a majority of American citizens.

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Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

One Woman, One Vote (1995)

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How could America call itself the world's greatest democracy, but deny the right to vote to more than half its citizens? Why did so many men and women vehemently oppose giving women the vote, and how was this attitude overcome?

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01:46
One Woman, One Vote

The Abolitionists (2013)

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Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy--these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history.

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The Abolitionists

Website for the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

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The Susan B. Anthony Museum and House web site has a learning section with a biography, a photo gallery, teacher resources, a timeline of her life, and other interesting information. This is a great local resource that can help support the Grade 4 Module about Susan B. Anthony and Women's Suffrage.

On Women's Right to Vote

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In the 1800s, women in the United States had few legal rights and did not have the right to vote. This speech was given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100 but refused to pay.

Miss Susan B. Anthony Fined $100 and Costs for Illegal Voting

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