Women's Suffrage Movement

Erie: The Canal That Made America (2017)

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The Erie Canal, one of the earliest transcendent tales of the American experience, became the nation's first great technical innovation and a gateway to prominence.
This documentary by the Syracuse PBS station, WCNY Connected, marks the bicentennial of the start of construction of the Erie Canal.

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0:55

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.

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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Middle

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03:00

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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Middle

High

Length:

01:46

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.

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

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