In the end it came down to a single vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, the Nineteenth Amendment – guaranteeing that the right to vote "shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." – was finally ratified by the required three-fourths of the states on this day 100 years ago.
To help you and your students celebrate, we are sharing some of our best resources on the history of the Women's Suffrage Movement, including this special eLesson about Judith Sargent Murray, one of America's earliest champions of female equality. How are you celebrating? Share on social media and tag us, and we will send some special women's suffrage swag to you and your students!
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BRI Lessons and Resources
The Movement Unites (1890-1920)
What's the connection between suffrage, citizenship, and public life? This unit from our Votes for Women resource explores this question and others, including how people in the movement applied or failed to apply constitutional principles and civic virtues.
How Did Alice Paul Exemplify Perseverance in Her Life and Work?
She devoted her entire life to a cause bigger than herself. Suffragist Alice Paul was one of many women who protested, marched, petitioned, and was jailed numerous times for the cause of women's suffrage. Learn more in this lesson from our Heroes and Villians resource.
The Woman of the Hour and Purpose
The movement that began with the first women’s rights convention in 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, seemed to be failing by the early 1900s. Carrie Chapman Catt was determined to save it. What can we all learn from her life of purposeful leadership? Discover more in this narrative and lesson from American Portraits.
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