Before reading about the movement, it will help to understand the terminology used for supporters of women's suffrage. Read this article to learn the distinction between "suffragists" and "suffragettes".
Read these articles for useful overviews of the women's suffrage movement and the campaign for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Suffrage, from the "Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics"
Suffrage, from "From Suffrage to the Senate - America's Political Women"
Woman Suffrage, from the "Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History"
Women's Suffrage Movement, from "American Social Reform Movements"These websites provide chronological overviews of key events from the birth of the women's suffrage movement to the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Use these volumes to access scholarly essays about issues and major figures in the suffrage movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, plus excerpts from key primary sources.
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