Rightfully Hers Fund
About the Fund
There are countless stories of women often forgotten by traditional history books—and we need your help to continue telling them. Contributions to the Rightfully Hers Fund will provide ongoing financial support for research, public programs, exhibitions, and educational materials focused on amplifying the stories of women who have fiercely advocated for women’s rights.
Rightfully Hers Exhibit
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote was featured at the National Archives Museum from Spring 2019 to Spring 2022. The exhibit dived into untold stories of the suffragists who fought for equal voting rights. Discover their stories and access unique virtual programs, the traveling exhibit, and more.
Records on Women’s History
Women’s Rights Activities
Learn more about the women’s rights movement through online resources from DocsTeach, which provides primary sources and document-based teaching activities related to women’s rights and changing roles in American history.
Video Series
As part of the larger initiative to commemorate the 19th Amendment, the National Archives Foundation released this impactful video series that illustrates the sacrifices women have made for equality throughout history and the continued importance of civic participation.
Educator Resources
Elementary School Resources
Fighting for Equality, Esther Peterson Leads the Way on Equal Pay
Girl Scout Citizen and Civic Badges
Middle School Resources
Congress and Harriet Tubman’s Claim for a Pension
Mrs. Bloomer’s ‘Political Disability’
High School Resources
Center for Legislative Archives, In Their Own Words: Women’s Petitions to Congress
The Equal Rights Amendment and You
Shop Women’s History
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote was made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of Unilever, Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation in honor of Virginia Allen Freeman, AARP, AT&T, Ford Motor Company Fund, Facebook, Barbara Lee Family Foundation Fund at the Boston Foundation, Google, HISTORY ®, and Jacqueline B. Mars. Additional support for National Outreach and Programs provided by Denise Gwyn Ferguson, Maggie and Robert Boroujerdi, BMO Financial Group, The Hearst Foundations, Maris S. Cuneo Foundation, FedEx, Bernstein Family Foundation, and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation/Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.).