Stone and Blackwell formed a rival organization—the American Woman Suffrage Association—that included men as well as women and advocated a state-by-state campaign for female enfranchisement.

The enormous success of the temperance movement among native-born American women between 1874 and 1900 entwined the destiny of the suffrage movement with the temperance movement during the last ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

Parallel to the American movement, the suffrage movement in the UK gained traction under the leadership of Emmeline Pankhurst and the Women’s Social and Political Union. The British suffragettes ...

Renowned women’s history scholar Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner will speak at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Oneida County History ...

O n April 2, 1870, two years before the 1872 U.S. presidential election, a letter to the editor of the New York Herald appeared in its pages, announcing a campaign for the presidency against incumbent ...

One group fighting for female suffrage - the Women's Social and Political Union - used violence, smashed windows and set fire to buildings. The Daily Mail newspaper gave them the nickname "the ...

This image shows Emmeline about to depart on a speaking tour of America. With her, we see two of her daughters, Christabel (middle) and Sylvia (right). Image caption, The suffragettes put their ...

In this centenary year a group of women called the suffragettes will be much celebrated. Yet, the suffragists began campaigning years before them with a very different vision for how to secure the ...

“All American women vote today thanks to Tennessee, and we can celebrate that every election season,” said Casey. The women’s ...