Voting Rights

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.

I Have a Dream...

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'I HAVE A DREAM ..."

Speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King
At the "March on Washington"

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.

Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote

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Lesley Reed, “Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote,” in Faces 21 (April 2005, Issue 8) 26–28.

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

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I Could Do That!

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At a young age, Esther Morris began to do things that her parents and others doubted that she could do.

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Linda Arms White

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Primary

Elementary

Middle

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