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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony Papers Project Online
The mission of this Rutgers University project is to find and copy all of the Stanton and Anthony papers that still survive—currently housed at more than 200 different librarie—and make those primary sources available and useful for research. The site includes selected documents, quotes, biographies, and bibliographies for kids and adults.
Library of Congress Treasures: Susan B. Anthony, Defendant
Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), the noted woman suffrage crusader, was arrested and indicted on Thanksgiving Day, 1872 for having “knowingly voted without having a lawful right to vote.” Read the trial information and Anthony’s defense at this site.
The online companion to the National Historic Landmark includes an online tour of Anthony’s house, a biography, a timeline, and information about how you can help preserve and restore this monument.
The documents in this mini-edition focus on the first decade of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s collaboration, from 1852 until 1861, when they honed their skills as reformers in New York State.
The office of the Architect of the U.S. Capitol has a page devoted to the monument of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, with information about commissioning and unveiling the momenument, as well as a photograph of the marble monument honoring these leaders.
Find out more about Sally Roesch Wagner—the pioneer, author, lecturer and actress—visit her Web site. The site includes her performance schedule, brief reviews of the books she has authored, an introduction to Wagner’s portrayal of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and information about Stanton’s life. Women’s Suffrage This rich site contains a NAWSA timeline, a bibliography, and scores of online texts including lectures, letters, essays and more.
This collection of 38 images includes portraits, cartoons, and photographs related to the struggle for suffrage in America, including a not-to-be-missed parody of the Apotheosis of George Washington.
In 1895, much to the consternation of her long-time colleague Susan B. Anthony and other suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) published a controversial feminist reinterpretation of the Bible. Stanton had long objected to conservative religious teachings on slavery, marriage, divorce, and women's status, and she was determined to promote a more liberating theology that stressed women's self-development rather than their subordination. Approximately 150 pages of Stanton's draft manuscript survive and are reproduced as part of a Library of Congress American Memory site celebrating the holdings of the Manuscript Division. The site contains a detailed description of The Woman's Bible with a thumbnail image that links to the draft manuscript.
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
The Women’s Rights National Historical Park is supported by the National Park Service and includes the 1840s Greek Revival home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, organizer and leader of the women’s rights movement; the Wesleyan Chapel, site of the Seneca Falls convention in 1848; Declaration Park with a 100 foot waterfall engraved with the Declaration of Sentiments and the names of the signers of Declaration; and the M’Clintock house, home of MaryAnn and Thomas M’Clintock, site where the Declaration was drafted. Take a virtual tour of the Women’s Right National Historical Park in an online visitors center. Specific information regarding park tourism is also provided.
National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary: Places Where Women Made History
This site leads you to the places where women made history. As part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the first Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, the National Park Service developed this National Register of Historic Places travel itinerary through New York and Massachusetts. Travel the different steps taken in the journey to women’s suffrage without leaving your desk with this historical Web site.
Seneca Falls Historical Society
The Historical Society’s site includes an online tour, information about upcoming events sponsored by the Society, and links to related sites.
The American Experience: Suffrage History
Visit this site for a detailed history of women’s suffrage in America, a brief timeline, and discussion questions for the classroom.
Women and Social Reform Movements in the United States, 1830-1930
The History Department at SUNY Binghamton offers this site, which includes information on women strikers, politicians, suffragists, abolitionists, and more through several in-depth projects.
Women Win the Vote: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage, 1920-1995
The University of Maryland and the National Womens History Project provide this site, which includes brief profiles of 75 suffragists, an essay reflecting on the suffrage movement, profiles of “the men behind the women,” and information about the strategies suffrage leaders used to gain the vote.
Lucretia Coffin Mott Papers Project
Pomona College offers this site with biographical information about Lucretia Coffin Mott and information about the Project, which will gather all existing letters to and from this early women’s rights leader and will create a database of all existing correspondence. A volume of selected letters from Mott will be published by the University of Illinois Press in 2000.
This site contains a complete electronic version of the Narrative of Sojourner Truth, first published in 1850.
Schoolhouse Rock: Sufferin’ ’Til Suffrage
People of a certain age will delight in the lyrics and audio files housed on this site. Sing along with the popular ’70s Schoolhouse Rock hit describing the fight to pass the 19th Amendment. Great for kids! Life in 19th Century America This companion exhibit to Alexis DeTocqueville’s Democracy in America provides a picture of everyday American life in the early 19th century, including special sections on housing, domestic life, and clothing.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
This site includes a VR tour of the museum and information about families living in the tenement in the 1870s, 1910s, and 1930s. An excellent source of information about immigrant family life in urban America.
This companion exhibit to Alexis DeTocqueville’s Democracy in America includes the accounts of eighteen foreign travelers visiting the U.S. between 1820 and 1842. Their observations of American women are excerpted here and are browseable by author and by subject category.
Library of Congress American Memory: African American Pamphlets, 1818-1907
This subsite within the Library of Congresses extensive American Memory holdings includes speeches and texts by and for African American women in the 19th century, including addresses given before the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Association of Colored Women. Browse by keyword, author, or subject.
Library of Congress American Memory: African American Odyssey, Abolition
To learn more about African Americans’ quest for emancipation and full citizenship in the 19th century, visit this site complete with over 240 images, sermons, cartoons, articles, and more.
Women’s Organizations, Historical Societies, and Libraries
The National Women’s Hall of Fame
What do Sandra Day O’Connor, Bessie Smith, and Bella Abzug have in common? They’re represented among hundreds of other women in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The site includes biographies, educational resources, a history of the women’s movement, games and contests, and the opportunity to nominate a woman you know.
National Museum of Women’s History
The National Museum of Women’s History contains featured exhibits, up to the minute news, and an online store. The museum is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to preserving, displaying, interpreting, and celebrating the historic contributions and rich, diverse experiences of women, and restoring this heritage to the cultural mainstream.
The Library Company of Philadelphia
The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library with collections documenting every aspect of the history and background of American culture from the colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century.
The Chicago Historical Society is a privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago, Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history, to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications.
Wichita State University Library
The Wichita State University Special Collections and Archives official Web site contains images, maps, and selected manuscripts, in addition to information about the library’s operating procedures.
Ontario County Historical Society
For nearly 100 years the Historical Society has been collecting artifacts and archival materials. The society manages a collection of over 100,000 artifacts, ephemera, and archival materials. The site includes information about selected exhibits, including information about Anthony’s trial held in the Ontario County courthouse.
Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College
Check out Swarthmore College’s Friends Historical Library on the Internet. The library aims to collect all works published by or about Friends as well as unpublished materials related to Quaker history.
Albany Institute of History & Art
Learn about the Hudson River Valley’s rich history at the Institute, particularly reform movements that took place in NY state.
This site, housed at Rutgers University, contains an impressive array of images, primary documents, maps, bibliographic information, and more. |
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