Research Guides: Chicago Womxn’s Suffrage: Suffrage in Illinois and Chicago

Chicago and the Women's Suffrage Movement

Suffrage from the Encyclopedia of Chicago
Brief encyclopedia entry on the women's suffrage movement in Chicago
Alpha Suffrage Club from the Encyclopedia of Chicago
Brief encyclopedia entry on the Alpha Suffrage Club
Chicago Political Equality League from the Encyclopedia of Chicago
Brief encyclopedia entry on the Chicago Political Equality League's role in the women's suffrage movement

Evanston Women and the 19th Amendment
An interactive timeline exhibit that tells the stories of women from Evanston, Illinois in the context of the national and state women's suffrage movement.
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
Brief description of the IESA by the Evanston Women's History Project.
Illinois Suffrage Act (1913)
A brief description of the Illinois Suffrage Act plus view the original document. From the State of Illinois.
Suffrage 2020 Illinois
A history of suffrage in Illinois.
League of Women Voters of Illinois, History
See the list of documents at the bottom of the page.
Illinois and the 19th Amendment
A short article from the National Park Service about when Illinois ratified the 19th Amendment
100 Years Ago, Illinois Was First on the 19th Amendment
A short article from Chicago Magazine about Illinois' ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Votes for Women
From the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign.