Women's Suffrage: Beyond Suffrage
Beyond Suffrage
Warren K. Leffler. (26-Aug-70). Women's Lib. march. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/LOCEON_1039798675
The Women's Suffrage Movement was linked to many other progressive movements of the day, including the Labor Movement and Abolition. Activists like Sojourner Truth, Fredrick Douglas, and Ida B. Wells spoke out for both the abolition of slavery and the rights of universal suffrage. The likes of Susan B. Anthony and "Mother" Mary Harris Jones worked for labor reforms, particularly an end to child labor.
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A part of the series America in the 20th Century. During the presidencies of Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, America was witness to so many political, corporate, and social reforms that the period came to be known as the Progressive Era. This program provides an excellent overview of the times, underscoring the importance of women’s suffrage, the Square Deal, the temperance movement, and other signal initiatives. In addition, many of the era’s movers and shakers are spotlighted, including Upton Sinclair, Eugene Debs, Jane Addams, Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and “Battling Bob” LaFollette. - Working for Freedom: Freedom, a History of USAs industrial progress continues and the gap between the rich and poor widens, a new labor movement emerges to advocate for workers' rights. The strike at Lawrence, Massachusetts, is a victory for workers; and Susan B. Anthony paves the way for women's right to vote. Part of the series Freedom: A History of US.
- Yearning to Breathe Free: Freedom, a History of USThe newly unveiled Statue of Liberty is a symbol of all that is best in America, inspiring a time of reform and compassion. Mother Jones brings the child labor issue to the forefront of the nation's consciousness, and Jane Addams, America's first social worker, creates Hull House. Ida Tarbell exposes the abuses of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.
- Out of the Depths: The Miner's StoryDanger has always surrounded the coal miner’s profession, but in the early years of the Colorado coal fields, it was almost as risky for a worker to stay above ground and face the wrath of the company as it was to toil in the tunnels below. This Bill Moyers program presents the memories of the people who worked those mines, freeing the rocks, metals, and minerals on which much of 20th-century American industry was founded. The depths of their struggles are revealed as they recall the deplorable conditions in which they labored and the events which led to the legendary 1913 United Mine Workers’ strike as well as the infamous 1914 Ludlow Massacre
The Suffrage Movement was just one step toward voting equality, equity, and universal rights. This initial step lead to the Civil Rights Movement, the Women's Liberation Movement, the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment, gave rise to women in the workforce, and is still a catalyst for many more progressive movements today. People of all backgrounds have been engaged in an ongoing effort to secure their rights in the US and the rest of the world. for more information you can visit our LibGuides on Anti-Racism and LGBTQIA+ Resources. You can also check out a few videos below about women who were and still are working for a more equitable society.
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- Extraordinary WomenSeries highlighting extraordinary women who have changes the world.
- The Equal Rights AmendmentThink the US Constitution protects equal rights for women? Think again! This is the untold story of the Equal Rights Amendment.