Women’s Suffrage 19th Amendment: For Teachers

Use this page to find primary sources and document-based teaching activities related to women's rights and changing roles in American history. Many of the documents, photographs, and other sources are also featured in the exhibits Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, at the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, and One Half of the People: Advancing Equality for Women, traveling the country.

Start here for historical context, teaching suggestions, links to online resources, and more:

Use this site to discover some of the stories of women and men who fought for women’s suffrage rights. You’ll also find resources for children and adults, including essays on suffrage, storymaps, and lesson plans.

Calling all Citizen Archivists! As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of women in the U.S. attaining the right to vote, we ask for your help tagging and transcribing a selection of records related to women's rights. All of these contributions help make the records of the National Archives more searchable in our Catalog.

“Voting is the most basic right of a citizen and the most important right in a democracy. When you vote, you are choosing the people who will make the laws. For almost a century and a half of our nation’s history, women were barred from exercising this fundamental right. This is a film about their long, difficult struggle to win the right to vote. It’s about citizenship, the power of the vote, and why women had to change the Constitution with the 19th Amendment to get the vote.” This documentary features Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and others and runs 25 minutes.