A new digital collection at the Library of Congress, “Women’s Suffrage in Sheet Music,” provides an expansive look at America’s nineteenth amendment changemakers in song.
This blog post from Folklife Today caught our eyes for the discussion of biases, assumptions, and cultural perspectives. How might your students respond to the twists and turns raised by this post?
If students were asked the names of those who were active in the suffrage movement, they might list Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Alice Paul. It is less likely that they would name Mary Church Terrell.