Journey to Equality
Women throughout history have fought for equality. Discover what they did, how their persistence made a difference and how they paved the way for our marches and advocacy today. Equality is a reality that can be achieved for women of the twenty-first century. Let’s pick up the baton and run!
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Blogs and Podcast Series
Video and Film Series
Resources
Alice Paul Institute
API furthers the legacy of Alice Paul and her life’s work for gender equality. The organization takes a leadership role in bringing recognition to historic sites that honor women. They host a vibrant menu of leadership development programs that inspire young women.
Because of Her Story
To create a more equitable and just American society, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative will create, disseminate and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.
CAWP: Milestones for Women in American Politics
The Center for American Women in Politics, a unit of Eagleton Institute at Rutgers, is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about women’s political participation in the U.S.
First Ladies Association for Research and Eduction
The mission of FLARE is to create and sustain a network to promote and publicize research and education relevant to the contributions, lives, impacts and lasting legacies of U. S. First Ladies.
Harvard’s Schlesinger Library
Schlesinger Library, housed in the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, is the leading center for scholarship on the history of women in the U. S.
History, Art & Archives / Women in Congress: An Introduction
“I’m no lady; I’m a member of Congress.” The history of women Members of Congress began in 1916 when Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to be elected to Congress in it’s 128-year history. She was sworn in on April 2, 1917, the opening day of the 65th Congress (1917-1919). This site is a collaborative project between the Office of the Historian and The Clerk of the House’s Office of Art and Archives.
National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites
NCWHS advocates for historic sites that center the preservation and interpretation of the important role of women and gender non-conforming individuals as the core to the American story.
National Women’s History Alliance
NWHA is committed to the education, empowerment, equality and inclusion for all women. The organization’s enduring goal is to “make history” accurate by recognizing and celebrating women’s authentic contributions to equality for women. Knowledge of women’s strengths and contributions builds respect and nourishes self esteem. Beginning with the women’s suffrage movement, NWHA continues to offer education and plays celebrating women’s accomplishments.
NWHA: How Women Won the Vote
National Woman’s Party / NWP
The NWP, committed to achieving full constitutional equality for women, has launched a nationwide initiative to inspire action, convene interactive discussions related to women’s equality and host educational and leadership events.
The National Women’s Hall of Fame
The National Women’s Hall of Fame highlights the history of women with interactive exhibits. Housed on the National Register of Historic Properties, the hall is directly tied to American women’s rights and abolitionist movements. The organization offers an online forum NWHF.
National Women’s History Museum/ Woman’s Suffrage
The Museum includes an expansive history of women’s suffrage including maps and primary documents, shared stories of the Western Expansion relating to gaining women’s suffrage, suffrage women protests at the White House and biographies of our suffrage pioneers.
National Women’s History Museum / Women’s History Month
The National Women’s Alliance selects and publishes the yearly theme. The 2020 Women’s History Month theme is “Valiant Women of the Vote.” It honors “the brave women who fought to win suffrage rights for women, and for the women who continue to fight for voting rights for others.
National Women’s History Museum / Women’s History
The mission of the National Women’s History Museum is to tell the stories of women who transformed our nation. The Museum offers study collections, public programs, educator resources, online exhibits, oral histories and much more.
Newseum / Women’s Suffrage Traveling Pop-Up Exhibit
“First Amendment Freedoms: Women Win the Vote” is an exhibit in the Newseum’s partnership with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. It tells the story of the fierce women who fought a decades -long battle so that women nationwide could vote.
Our Story: Portraits of Change
Our Story- Portaits of Change was commissioned by the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission 2020. It is a beautiful online, interactive photo mosaic and art installation. Today, more than 68 million women vote in elections because of these courageous suffragists. Linda Ronstadt is an Hispanic Heritage Legend with chart-topping, Grammy and Emmy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Suffrage Centennials
Suffrage Centennials is a multi-media platform and clearing house for information, announcements and features about local, state and national suffrage celebrations, programs, events, news and views.
Suffrage Wagon News
This website is inspired by “The Spirit of 1776 Campaign” used by Quaker Edna Kearns (1882-1934) and her grassroots votes for woman organized in New York State. The Suffrage Wagon News Channel is a digital newsletter publishing since 2009. The site offers blogs, podcasts, audios of readings, resources, current events and so much more. Plus it inspired sister sites listed in the Blog and Podcast section above.
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial for African American Leaders
The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association (TPSM) honors, memorializes and educates future generations about suffragists. The site includes African American women leaders in the movement, Jewish suffragists, suffragists by state and more.
US Women’s History Month Celebration
The Library of Congress joins in with the National Gallery of Arts and others to commemorate and encourage the study and observance of the vital role of women in American history.
Veteran Feminists of America, Inc (VFA)
Established by supporters and veterans of the Second Wave of the feminist revolution, VFA is an educational organization dedicated to preserving history and educating the public of the importance of the changes brought about the women’s movement. It is a national source of information about the modern women’s movement for journalists, historians, archivists and writers.
Women’s Vote Centennial
Women’s Vote Centennial is the official site commemorating 100 years of women’s right to vote. It includes a Kids Corner to educate young learners about this critical movement for change and inspire America’s youth toward leadership and civic engagement.
Women’s Suffrage and the Media
This a database and resource site created by members of the American Journalism Historians Society. The website, launched in 2017, serves a diverse group of users, from middle school to researchers and scholars.