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Women's History

Women's History Month is celebrated in March. Our Women's History Collection features women from many walks of life!

This collection is also useful for the following observances:

  • International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 each year.
  • Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 each year. 
  • International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on October 11 each year.

 

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Collection Women's Suffrage Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement

Learn about the women who played a role in the national women's suffrage movement that eventually guaranteed more than 26 million women the right to vote through the passage of the 19th amendment.

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A New Front, Part 6 6

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  • Higher Education
A New Front, Part 6
Episode 6
With the majority of men off fighting the war overseas, women on the home-front had to step up to take on jobs that men would usually do. Most war machines and weapons, such as tanks, airplanes, and...
Women Camp Followers | Guilford Courthouse

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  • 8
Women Camp Followers | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 6
In many cases, women “camp followers” accompanied soldiers on the road. Their roles were to nurse the wounded, patch clothing, and provide meals. It was considered to be much safer for women to...
Phifer, Mary Hardy | South Carolina Public Radio Pinckney, Eliza Lucas | South Carolina Public Radio

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Pinckney, Eliza Lucas | South Carolina Public Radio
“P” is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas [ca. 1722-1793]. Planter. Matriarch. Born in the West Indies, Eliza Lucas moved to South Carolina with her family in the 1730s. In 1739, her father returned to the...
Reverend Sarah H. Smith | History of SC Slide Collection

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Reverend Sarah H. Smith | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 132
Reverend Sarah H. Smith (1884-1937) was a Baptist preacher who came to Columbia early in the 20th century from Savannah and organized Bethlehem Baptist Church in 1913 by going from house to house. By...
Theodosia Burr | History of SC Slide Collection

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Theodosia Burr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 26
The daughter of Aaron Burr, Theodosia Burr (1783-1813) was born in Albany, New York, but much of her childhood was spent in New York City. Her father oversaw her education in French, music, dancing...
March for the Right to Vote Held in 1913 | Periscope

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Grades

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March for the Right to Vote Held in 1913 | Periscope
Episode 6
By the 1890s, four states had given women the right to vote and many states would follow. The women's rights movement was beginning to have an impact. The 20th century saw more progress towards women...
Women's History in Education | Periscope

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  • 9
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Women's History in Education | Periscope
Episode 3
As women's events such as International Women's Day became more widely observed, many educators believed that the role of women in history textbooks and instruction deserved more attention. In March...
The 19th Amendment | Periscope

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The 19th Amendment | Periscope
Episode 1
Women celebrate the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The amendment allowed them the right to vote for the first time. Photo courtesy: Business and Professional Women
Jennet Robinson Alterman on Her Career Path | Inside Palmetto Voices Jennet Alterman on the Importance of Female Voting

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Jennet Alterman on the Importance of Female Voting
In a Palmetto Voices exclusive for Ready to Vote, Jennet Alterman, women's rights activist and former Executive Director of the Charleston Center for Women, explains why it is so important for women...