Latter-day Saint Woman’s Suffrage Research GuideAdditional Resources

Additional Resources

Latter-day Saint Woman’s Suffrage Research Guide

Emmeline B. Wells: A Leader among Her Peers

Blog post identifying several digitized collections related to Emmeline B. Wells, including her participation in woman’s suffrage.

Better Days

Better Days is an educational awareness campaign celebrating Utah women. The year 2020 marked the 150th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Utah. Women in Utah were the first in the nation to exercise their right to vote.

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has an online exhibit titled Women Fight for the Vote. It is also the repository for the Susan B. Anthony papers.

National Archives

The National Archives holds many documents related to the Nineteenth Amendment.

PBS

In 2020, PBS celebrated the Nineteenth Amendment with an interactive online exhibit, an American Experience television series, and an interview with Church History Department historian Jenny Reeder on Martha Hughes Cannon.

The History of the Suffrage Movement

This website, hosted by the National Women’s History Museum, contains articles about the history of the suffrage movement in America.

Books, Pamphlets, Journals, and Papers

The library has a large collection of contemporary scholarship pertaining to Latter-day Saint women and suffrage. Search the catalog using the search term “suffrage,” and select the facet “library material” on the left side of the screen. This material can be requested and viewed at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.