* By: Heather Kacie Heather
* Overview of Woman’s Suffrage Susan B. Anthony Sojourner Truth Annotated Bibliography
* * It all started when Abigail Adams told her husband to “remember the ladies” By Kacie
Women begin speaking *
Women form Suffrage Groups They formed the Nation Women’s Suffrage Association (NWSA). This was based in New York City.
19th Amendment The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. Bibliography Back to Index
** She was very determined to get her point across. Gave 100% in everything she did and didn’t stop until she did. By Heather
Jobs offered to women Her first job was a teacher at an all girls school where she later became principal
Women’s rights Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women registered to vote on November 1, 1872 a week later went to vote and were arrested
“The History of Woman’s suffrage” Susan B. Anthony strengthened women’s suffrage in 1890.
The last days Susan B Anthony died in Bibliography Back to Index
* * Sojourner was a tall muscular woman with a commanding voice who towered over most men and women. Men often challenged her femininity and once caused her to bare her breasts in public. By Heather
* A Washington streetcar
“And ain’t I a woman?” “... And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man- when I could get it- and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman?...”
The Civil War *
She died on November 26, Bibliography Back to Index
* Susan B. Anthony [Online] Available http:// About Susan B. Anthony’s life One 100 years towards Woman’s Suffrage [Online] Available http://icweb2.loc.gov/ammen/nawstime.html About women’s suffrage and women’s movement, and how women fought for their rights. Sojourner Truth [Online] Available http:// It includes an outline of the life and ways of Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth [Online] Available http://library.advanced.org/10320/Truth.htm A short biography of Sojourner Truth’s life
Darlene Clark Hine. “Black Women In America.” Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Publishing Inc., 1993 This included a detailed description of Sojourner Truth’s life. Miriam Sagan. “Woman’s Suffrage.” San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1995 This was a dictionary type that stated interesting facts about Susan B. Anthony’s life. James Truslow. “Dictionary of US History.” New York, NY: Adams Sons, 1940 This dictionary explained many interesting facts about women’s movement, women’s suffrage, and the 19 th Amendment