Article on Suffrage in Kansas City
Read the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Kansas City by Rebekah Aycock
Visit the 19th Amendment in the Heartland Website
Museums, civic groups, and other cultural institutions in western Missouri and eastern Kansas are commemorating the 19th Amendment throughout its anniversary year. Visit their websites to learn more about their programming and activities: 19at100.org
Download the 19th Amendment Centennial Coloring Book
The Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections has produced a new history-themed coloring book that highlights several local women who took part in the suffrage movement: Coloring Kansas City: 19th Amendment Centennial
Additional Articles on Women's Reform Movements in Kansas City
Morally and Legally Entitled: Women’s Political Activism in the Interwar Period in Kansas City
by David Hanzlick
The Politics of Maternalism and the Kansas City Athenaeum Club
by Kelsey Carls
Confronting Injustice: Lucile Bluford and the Kansas City Call, 1939-1942
by Henrietta Rix Wood
Civic Housekeepers: Women’s Organizations, Civic Reform, and the 1940 Elections
by Kay Barnes
More Women’s History Articles on this Website
"The Social Evil in Kansas City": Machine Politics and the Red-Light District
by Kelsey Carls
The Bitterest Battle: The ILGWU And Unionization In The Kansas City Garment District
by Kyle Anthony
Reading List from the Library Catalog
View a list of books, documentaries, films, and podcasts with a focus on the history of national and regional women's suffrage movements.