New Digital Curriculum Launches: Votes for Women

An inspiring account about equality and the 19th Amendment

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Apr 23, 2019, 08:23 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill of Rights Institute is announcing the launch of a new curriculum, just in time for next year's 100^th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Votes for Women: The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment tells the story of the fight for women's equality, their right to vote, and the struggle, sacrifice, and hardship involved. The Institute hopes that this story of diligence, patience, and determination prevailing against entrenched opponents will inspire today's students. This free resource is available both in digital format and as a printable PDF.

"The women and men who fought for female suffrage appealed to the principles that animate the Declaration of Independence," BRI President David Bobb said. "As our nation commemorates the achievement of the 19^th Amendment, the Bill of Rights Institute hopes that young Americans will be similarly inspired by the promise of the Declaration to work towards social change that promotes freedom and equality for all."

Packed with dozens of primary source-based student activities, this digital resource traces the struggle for women's suffrage in the United States from its origins in Colonial America to the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. It tells the riveting tale of how the Constitution came to be amended, and explores the role of women in the political world today. Lessons and activities in Votes for Women highlight the lives and work of Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and many more.

Established in 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a non-profit educational organization that develops free and open educational resources and programs for a network of more than 50,000 middle and high school teachers of American history, civics and social studies.

To learn more about the Bill of Rights Institute and Votes for Women, please contact Chris Janson at [email protected] or 703.662.9871.

SOURCE Bill of Rights Institute