Women in the Progressive Era

Women and the Progressive Era
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/prog.htm
From the National Park Service, this site includes links to places where women made history as well as some historical information about women's lives during this period.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/
Produced at Cornell, this site documents the fire through oral histories (available as audio files), photographs, a list of victims (including their ages, addresses, etc.) links, and more.

Votes for Women: Suffrage Pictures
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
The Library of Congress has developed this site, based on the National American Woman Suffrage Collection, 1848-1920.  It includes numerous photos of suffrage advocates, picket lines, protests, and parades, as well as cartoons, a timeline, and more.

Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Collection
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawshome.html
This page includes numerous primary documents on suffrage, women's position in Progressive Era America, and suffrage leaders.
 
 
 
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