Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw

History Day Annotated Bibliography

Primary
Adams, Abigail. Letter to John Adams. Apr.-May 1776. Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings. New York: Random House, 1972. 3-4. Print. Abigail Adams was trying to convince her husband John Adams to consider women's rights when writing laws for America. These letters represent the first notable act in America on behalf of women's rights, and John Adams's reply gives an idea of the narrow opinions of women in the minds of even highly radical thinkers of the time, like John Adams. Adams, Colleen. Women's Suffrage: A Primary Source History of the Women's Rights Movement in America. New York: Rosen Central Primary Source, 2003. Print. This primary source was used throughout the website. It provided information on the suffrage movement from beginning to end. Anthony, Susan B. "Are We Women Persons?" Speech. New York: Shocken, 1981. 152-65. Print. This source is a speech given by Susan B. Anthony, a key figure in the Women's Suffrage movement, making it a primary source. It discussed how women deserved every right men did and was used to explain so in the paper. Burnham, Carrie S. "Argument Before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania." Library of Congress. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 9 Nov. 2011 This court case gave information on how society acted towards women at this time. It also showed what measures women went through to get the right to vote. The court case is about a woman named Carrie Burnham who sued the Supreme Court about not being able to vote. Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. New York: Library of America, 1994. Print. This autobiography of Frederick Douglass, one of the most influential men in the convention itself, gives detailed first-hand information on his views of the convention and the movement.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw "History of Women's Suffrage." Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture. N.p., 2009. Web. 16 Jan. 2012. <http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/ abwmbt.html>. This primary source contained newspaper articles and their reactions to the Seneca Falls Convention. It allowed for insight into American views and ideals. Pro Quest LLC. "Elizabeth Cady Stanton We Now Demand Our Right to Vote (19 July 1848)." History Study Center. Proquest LLC, 2011. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. This speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton emphasizes how badly women want the right to vote. She emphasizes the facts that it is unfair for women to not be able to elect leaders. She says only a woman would be able to help on important issues that relate to them and why male leaders would not. Pro Quest LLC. "It Was We the People, Not We the White Male Citizens: Demanding the Right to Vote." History Study Center. Proquest LLC, 2011. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. This speech by Susan Anthony is to raise support and awareness about the suffrage movement. She is inspiring women in her speech on why they should be able to vote. She mainly revolves around the theme that says if all men are created equal then women should be allowed to vote. New York State. Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings. By New York State Legislature. New York: Random House, 1972. Print. This act was a historic advancement of women's rights in America. This was an example of early gains for women's rights movements after Seneca Falls, but it also showed what more there was still left to be done in 1860.

Seneca Falls Convention. Declaration of Rights and Sentiments. Seneca Falls Convention. Seneca Falls. 20 July 1848. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/index.html>. This declaration was given to the people immediately following the convention, and was instrumental in the womens rights movement. It gave voice to the feelings of the oppressed women and how they wanted change. Stanton, Elizabeth C. "Address to the New York State Legislature, 1860." Address. New York State Legislature, New York. 1860. Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings. New York: Random House, 1972. 117-21. Print. This address was given by Stanton in favor of passing an act in support of women's property rights. The address showed many of the arguments used for women's rights in the nineteenth century, and was historically significant in leading to the important New York State Married Women's Property Act of 1860.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw Stanton, Elizabeth C., and Lucretia Mott. "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." Reading. Seneca Falls Convention. Seneca Falls. 19 July 1848. Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings. New York: Random House, 1972. 76-82. Print. This document represented the first setting down of the basic sum of the women's rights movement's goals. This was the most important document of the Seneca Falls Convention to women's rights, and acted as a guideline for other reformers. Stanton, Elizabeth. Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897. New York: European, 1898. Print. This book by Stanton details her many opinions on Womens Rights. It was very useful for some direct quotations and to get a gist of her opinions. Stanton, Elizabeth C. "Legislative Doings." Lily [Seneca Falls] May 1850: 169-70. Print. Annotation: This article was written about an act passed in New York in 1850, which allowed women to deposit and withdraw money in banks. Stanton, Elizabeth C. Letter to Mary Ann White Johnson and the Ohio Women's Convention. 7 Apr. 1850. The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Vol. 1. Rutgers: State University of New Jersey, 1997. 164-67. Print. This letter to an Ohio women's rights group exemplified many of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's views. Wollstonecraft, Mary. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. B & R Samizadat Express. Print. This primary source is a book written by Mary Wollstonecraft. It was the first of its kind in history where women actually spoke out against the wrongs done to them.

Secondary
"American feminism." History Study Center. ProQuest LLC. 2010. Web. 15 Dec. 2011 This article gave general information about different groups during this time period. They strove for equal political, economic, and social rights. Banner, Lois W. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Womens Rights. N.p.: Prentice Hall, 1997. Print. This book gave the most detailed explanation of the life of Mrs. Stanton, detailing how and exactly why she did what she did for the convention. It shows how a woman has as much potential as a man to achieve greatness.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw Bennett, Sam. Personal interview. 31 Mar. 2012. This interview of Ms. Gandy provided lots of relevant info on the topic. Videos of this were utilized throughout the website. Bill Severn. "The First Women's Rights Convention." 2000. Free but Not Equal: How Women Won the Right to Vote. New York: J. Messner, 1967. Print. This source mainly was about Seneca Falls and the events there, along with the immediate aftermath. This book gave a better understanding of what actually happened at the Convention. Brown, Deborah M.S. Seneca Falls Convention began the Womens Rights Movement. America.gov Archive. N.p., 1 June 2005. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.america.gov//english///.6444055.html>. America.gov Archive was one of the first resources used to get a more in-depth understanding of the Seneca Falls Convention and its importance. Burk, Danny. Lily. 2001. Photograph. Danny Burk. Danny Burk Photography, 2001. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. <http://www.dannyburk.com/lily%20pink%201.htm>. This photo used in the making of the background of the website. The Lily was the first paper owned, published and edited by women. We felt it was appropriate to add in the background. Campbell, Colin. "Saujani Leaving Public Advocates Office for Possible Public Advocate Run." New York Observer. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. This article on Reshma Saujani supplied information to give a brief background information in her interview page on the website. Coolidge, Olivia. Womens Rights, The Suffrage Movement in Amercia, 1848-1920. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1966. Print. This source contained many facts about noteworthy women and men in the Seneca Falls convention who influenced later events in the suffrage movement. The website benefited from this great understanding of individuals' thoughts and actions. Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. "Seneca Falls Convention." Encyclopedia of Women's History in America, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? This database provided some base research for the Convention and reiterated the facts. Dingwall, Eric John. The American Woman: An Historical Study. New York: Rinehart, 1957. Print.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw This book discusses the life of women, how they were treated and so on from the 18th to the 20th century. It was crucial to help understand the lives of women from their perspective. DuBois, Ellen C. "Suffrage: The Cornerstone of the Movement." 2000. Feminism and Suffrage: The Emergence of an Independent Women's Movement in America, 18481869. Ithaca (N.Y.): Cornell University, 1978. Print. This source also focused on the suffrage movement after Seneca Falls, and again gave info on the impact of the Convention. Dubois, Ellen Carol. Woman Suffrage and Womens Rights. New York and London: New York University Press, 1998. Print. This book was mostly focused on the suffrage movement itself, so it helped understand the aftermath and impact of Seneca Falls. ENotes. "Seneca Falls Convention: American History Through Literature." ENotes Literature Study Guides, Lesson Plans, and More. ENotes, 2011. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. This source gave information about the general convention itself. It also provided the direct and long term results of the convention. It also says what events helped the womens movement move into effect. Flexnor, Eleanor. "Women's Involvement in the Anti-Slavery Movement." 2000. Comp. Brenda Stalcup. Century of Struggle: The Women's Rights Movement in the United States. 1959. Print. This source gave info on early activism by women on behalf of slaves. This gave a wider perspective on what may have helped fuel the women's rights movement up to and after Seneca Falls. Free, Laura E. Seneca Falls Convention. The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse U, 2011. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/ encyclopedia/entries/seneca-falls-convention.html>. This source gives an overview of the convention and the reasons behind it. It helped develop a strong thesis for the project. Frost, Elizabeth, and Kathryn Cullen-DuPont. Womens Suffrage in America. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. This source was filled with many first person documents from people within the convention, although altogether, it is a secondary source. This was very useful for gaining in-depth knowledge of the convention and how it came to be, as it provides a useful timeline detailing each event in its entirety.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw Gandy, Kim. Personal interview. 4 Feb. 2012. Mrs. Gandy is the former president of the National Organization of women. She provided a lot of relevant information on the topic. Videos of this interview were utilized throughout the website. Goldfield, David. "Chapter 12: The Market Revolution and Social Reform : Women's Rights Movement." The American Journey. TLC ed. Vol. 3. Upper Saddle River, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. 317-20. Print. This source gave a variety of information about the convention. It mentions which groups impacted the movement (NWASA, Anti-Slavery Convention, and WCTU) and how it benefited their cause. It also gives examples on how women were treated during this time. Grimk Sisters. National Park Service. Department of the Interior, 16 Sept. 2009. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/grimke-sisters.htm>. This website gives ample information about the lives of Sarah and Angelina Grimk, the pair of sisters that changed the face of feminism. They showed their contemporaries that women were more than capable of being successful speakers. They were one of the guiding forces behind the convention, and to talk of them in the report is a must. Gurko, Miriam. The Ladies of Seneca Falls. New York: Macmillan, 1974. Print. This book gives a tremendous amount of insight into the lives of women before the convention and details exact events as they happened. It was very useful for background research. History. "Famous Firsts in American Women's History Photos History.com Picture Galleries." History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Web. 25 Dec. 2011. This source provided and was used for basic information about significant women and events during the Women's Rights Movement. Isenberg, Nancy. "Women's Rights Movement." ANB. Oxford University Press, 2005. Web. 16 Jan. 2012. <http://www.anb.org/cush_rights.html>. The article on the womens rights movement gave information chronologically and was quite detailed. It had much information on the convention at Seneca Falls. Krafchik, Jennifer. E-mail interview. 14 Apr. 2012. This interview of Ms. Krafchik provided great insight on the topic. Quotes from her were used throughout the website. Kreis, Steven. "Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759-1797." The History Guide. Steven Kreis, 3 Aug. 2009. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. This source was used for information on the timeline regarding Mary Wollstonecraft.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw Living the Legacy: the Womens Rights Movement . National Womens History Project. N.p., 1997. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. <http://www.legacy98.org/hist.html>. This secondary source contained some of the most important information for the website. Most of the information was on the beginning of the Suffrage Movement and how it affected the public's views of women. Lunardini, Christine A. "Beginning the Century of Struggle." Women's Rights. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx, 1996. Print. This secondary source was used to help provide information on the Women's Rights Movement from its beginnings and through the course of its development. McMillen, Sally G. Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Womens Rights Movement. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print. This book was also very influential to the website. It contained much detail on all aspects of the suffrage movement up until the 1890's. Moran, Karen B. "WWHP - World Anti-Slavery Convention & Lucretia Mott." Homepage | Worcester Women's History Project (WWHP). Web. 16 Jan. 2012. <http://www.wwhp.org/Resources/Slavery/mott.html>. This was used for information on Lucretia Mott and was helpful for researching her personality. National Park Serivice. "American Women in the Mid-19th Century." U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America. National Park Service. Web. 07 Jan. 2012. This source provided more information on the lives of women during the 19th century. National Park Serivice. "The Life of Elizabeth M'Clintock." U.S. National Park Service Experience Your America. Web. 07 Jan. 2012. This source provided information with numerous reactions that the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Seneca Falls convention spurred. It aided with discussing the "Reactions" part of the theme. Parker, Alison M. The Case for Reform Antecedents for the Women's Rights Movement. New York: Oxford UP, 2002. Print. This essay gave a good info on the development of suffrage after Seneca Falls. This gave a better grasp of how Seneca Falls impacted America

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw Peavy, Linda, and Ursula Smith. Dreams into Deeds: Nine Women Who Dared. N.p.: Scribners, 1985. Print. This book gave detailed information on the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a major figure in the convention. It put her into context with other women of the time, especially radical ones. The book provided necessary information about the life of Mrs. Stanton and how she came to be one of the creators of the convention. Rossi, Alice S. "The Working Relationship of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony." 2000. The Feminist Papers: from Adams to De Beauvoir. Ed. Brenda Stalcup. New York: Columbia University, 1973. Print. This source was informative on the lives of Stanton and Anthony, and gave information on what the women's rights movement looked like behind-the-scenes. Saujani, Reshma. Phone/e-mail interview. 14 Apr. 2012. This interview of Ms. Saujani provided great insight on the topic. Quotes from her were used throughout the website. Sellers, Patricia. "Fortune 500 Women CEOs Hits A Record 18." Postcards. Cable News Network, 2011 Oct. 26. Web. 25 Dec. 2011. This secondary source was used for information in the conclusion. Smyth, Ethel, et al., cond. "The March of the Women." British Composers-A Celebration. EMI Classics. n.d. MP3 file. Ethel Smyth was a British suffragette and composer. She wrote this song to describe the struggles of her peers. We used the soloist in the beginning to describe how not many people were for the movement at first, and the chorus at the end to depict the unified struggle of women. "The Fight For Women's Suffrage." History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC, 1996. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. <http://www.history.com/topics/ the-fight-for-womens-suffrage>. This website gave information on more of the effects of the Seneca Falls Convention. It also led to the finding of other sources concerning the effects of the women's convention in Seneca Falls. The Seneca Falls Convention. National Portrait Gallery. Smithsonian, n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://www.npg.si.edu/col/seneca/senfalls1.htm>. This source gives a detailed overview of what actually happened at the convention. This led to the development of an ample section on the events of the Seneca Falls Convention, and was used to offshoot on to other sources.

Saagar Asnani, Changyan Wang, Kamee Mitra, Ishan Phadke, and Matthew Latshaw "The Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership :: The Women's Rights Convention."University of Rochester. Web. 16 Jan. 2012. <http://www.rochester.edu/sba/suffragewomensrights.html>. This was used to reinforce the research from most of the other sources. It provided base knowledge on the history of the convention. "The Women's Suffrage Movement in the United States." Essortment. N.p., 2011. Web. 16 Jan. 2012. <http://www.essortment.com/ womens-suffrage-movement-united-states-32594.html>. Much of the information used from this particular source was concerning the issue over the right to vote. It talked much about the Anthony Amendment. William Lloyd Garrison. Africans in America. Public Broadcasting Service, 1999. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html>. This website gives a detailed biography of the life and times of William Lloyd Garrison, one of the most outspoken advocates of womens rights and abolitionism of the time. The importance of this figure plays a big part in the convention and to be complete, mention of him is necessary. Women's International Center. "Women's History in America." Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. 1994-1995. Web. 7 Jan. 2012. This source was useful in all aspects of the paper and was utilized for multiple facets of the topic. Womens Rights Movement. The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago, IL: World Book Inc., 2007. Print. The World Book Encyclopedia was used to give background information and to start my research. It led to the discovery of other important sources.