Registration opens for 2026 webinar series on December 29.

Registration opens for 2026 webinar series on December 29.

Women’s Suffrage: Their Rights, Roles, and Limitations

Michael L. Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™
Free

Life for early American women was often burdened with setbacks. Limited by society without voting rights, limited educational opportunities, and virtually no legal identity, women sought to be equals in society. This lecture focuses on the history of women and the Suffrage Movement from the colonial times to the early twentieth century. Numerous genealogical records are examined in this lecture, discussing records from the Anti-Slavery movement to Temperance, military service, and later, when women gained the right to vote.

Wed, August 26 2026: 18:00 UTC

About the speaker

About the speaker

Michael L. Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™, is a military historian and professional genealogist. His research expertise is recognized in the judicial systems of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, where he provides testimony as an expert wit
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