suffrage

An exploration of the reasons people vote or not vote and their ideas on democracy and political party politics.

Documents the history of the right to vote in America, from colonial times to the present, including the struggles of blacks, women, and those under twenty-one to win that right.

Introduces children to voting in the United States, discussing its history, how it has evolved to include all people, and its importance in the United States government.

Explains the importance and history of equal rights in the United States, and examines rights with respect to women, African Americans, other racial minorities, and LGBT individuals.

Provides information about the Bill of Rights, focusing on the Fifteenth Amendment which addresses the right to vote, discussing actions to give African-Americans, women, and young people the right to vote, and looking over struggles to enforce voting rights.

Explore the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States through primary and secondary sources, both historical and contemporary. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Discusses the constitutional right of American citizens to vote, and examines the struggles of African-Americans, women, and young people to win the right to vote.

Describes the history of voting in the U.S., including women's struggle to gain the right to vote, and discusses how U.S. elections work.

Text and photos explain the American election process, from the pre-primary stage through the electoral college vote, and discuss the importance of voting and the purpose of political parties.

Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement, and examines the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, suffrage leaders including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and others, and the nineteenth amendment which gave women the right to vote.