Women and Gender in American History - HIST/WMST 373w Resource Guide

This video documentary re-creates the speeches of leading suffragettes whose impassioned words shaped the women's movement during its inception in the late 19th century.

The first installment in Ken Burns' remarkable documentary on the women's suffrage movement, this program depicts the early years of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. With the help of rarely seen archival materials and voice-over portrayals by well-known actors, viewers learn how the ideas of both women came to maturity and how they became allies in the struggle for women's rights.

The first installment in Ken Burns' remarkable documentary on the women's suffrage movement, this program depicts the early years of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. With the help of rarely seen archival materials and voice-over portrayals by well-known actors, viewers learn how the ideas of both women came to maturity and how they became allies in the struggle for women's rights.

In 1918 the issue of suffrage for women came before Congress, supported by President Wilson. The amendment failed to pass in the Senate, however, and it was not until the next year that the issue was voted on and passed. Wilson's successor, Warren Harding, was praised by suffragists for his support of the amendment. The vote then went out to the states, where suffragist leaders such as Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul worked tirelessly to get the amendment ratified. In 1920 the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteed women the right to vote.

Hosted by Academy Award-winner Rita Moreno and Dee Wallace Stone, Women First & Foremost offers shining examples of how generations of women have achieved their deserved place at the forefront of history.

S-Span video with the author of The Golden Lane, explored how a protest by thousands of women at the 1916 Democratic National Convention in St. Louis changed minds and helped make voting rights for women a reality. McMillen is an adjunct instructor of English at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

History Channel videos and articles.