Rights of Women: 10 Resources for Womens History Month
Celebrate!
By Stephanie Thatcher
February 22, 2017
March is Women’s History Month, a month to recognize women and the continued fight for women’s rights. Illuminate the battle for women’s rights using these trusted, quality public media resources found in PBS LearningMedia. The following resources provide a short history of advancements in women’s rights and the activists behind them.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The Right to Vote
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a founding member of the Women’s Movement and fought for the equal treatment of women. At the first Women’s convention she drafted the “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions” where she proclaimed “that all men and women are created equal”. In 1869, along with Stanton, Susan B. Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. This American Icons video provides insight into the fight for the right to vote.
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