The struggle for women’s rights has been a long and transformative journey, with the fight for suffrage standing as one of its most pivotal chapters. These powerful images capture both the personal and collective moments of a movement that forever altered the course of history, showcasing the faces of activists, protests, and the unyielding spirit that led to the eventual success of the suffrage movement.
Each photograph tells a story of defiance and unwavering hope, offering a window into a time when women were not just demanding their voices to be heard, but fighting to reshape the very fabric of society.
Join us as we explore these historical snapshots that serve as a testament to the ongoing fight for gender equality, reminding us of how far we’ve come and how much further we must go.
1. American women voting for the first time.
This photo was taken in 1920.
2. The march for women’s suffrage, 1917.
It’s incredible to see so many people come together to fight for what they think is right.
3. This suffragette is showing off her pants in 1916.
Women wearing pants was considered immoral at the time.
4. This is a suffrage committee meeting in 1920.
5. Susan B. Anthony, abolitionist and champion of women’s suffrage.
6. Suffragette posing with an American flag attached to a broom handle.
This photo was taken 3 years before women got the right to vote.
7. Suffrage leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
8. Mrs. Herbert Carpenter bearing the American flag.
She is marching proudly at the head of a parade for women’s suffrage in New York City in 1914.
9. Inez Milholland, 1916.
Inez Milholland was an American Suffragette, a lawyer, and a peace activist.
10. A suffrage meeting in Carnegie Hall, 1910.
Carrie Chapman Catt is the woman standing at the front giving her speech.
11. Mary Maloney and others protesting 34-year-old Winston Churchill.
They were demanding that he apologize for insulting remarks he made about the women’s suffrage movement.
12. Civic leader and suffragist Elizabeth Selden White Rogers at the suffrage van.
The van was a mobile speakers platform and shop that promoted women’s suffrage.
13. The 1913 women’s suffrage parade.
Whatever she’s wearing is one of the coolest outfits I’ve ever seen.
14. Women on horseback in a suffrage parade.
This photo is from Washington D.C., on May 9th, 1914.
15. This is an armed group of voting rights activists in 1918.
16. A colorized photo of Kate Sheppard.
Sheppard was a leading figure in women’s suffrage in New Zealand.
17. Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
She was a surgeon in the Civil War and an abolitionist who fought for women’s dress reform and women’s suffrage.
18. Carrie Chapman Catt, a women’s suffrage leader of the early 20th century.
She signed a clause in her wedding prenup guaranteeing her four months of free time a year to fight for women’s suffrage.
19. Surrfagists protesting their right to vote.
20. The Alabama Women’s Suffrage Association.
They don’t look strong in numbers, but they helped get women in Alabama the right to vote.
