Links to a selection of other sites about Anna Howard Shaw (updated September 2009)

Some of these sites have much information about Dr. Shaw, some have just a mention of her name. Please send us a note if you know of another site to add to the list.

• Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame: Dr. Shaw inducted into the Michigan Hall of Fame in 1983.
• National Women's Hall of Fame: Dr. Shaw inducted into the Hall of Fame October 2000.
• New York Times obituary

Biographies and History: A sampling of many biographies available on the Internet.

• American National Biography Online: Shaw, Anna Howard
  Excellent article by Ann D. Gordon, Research Professor in the Department of History at Rutgers University, including both a biography and a bibliography.
• Selected Chronology of Michigan Women's History
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Search by name for Ann Howard Shaw.
• Anna Howard Shaw at the Michigan Dept of Education website
• The National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection: Use their search feature to find many articles about Anna Howard Shaw.
• Searchable Biography web site, A&E Biography Network
• "75 Suffragists," University of Maryland
• "Women's History in America," the Women's International Center, San Diego, California
• US Suffrage Movement Timeline, 1792 to present: Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at the University of Rochester
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present; List created by Danuta Bois

Bibliographies and Collections: Some are searchable online.

• Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture
• An Anna Howard Shaw Bibliography
• Anna Howard Shaw Papers, 1917-1919, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1908-1943: Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
• Suffrage Collection, 1851-1982 (Bulk: 1880s-1920s), Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts

Photos: Most of these photos are just delightful!

• Photo of Anna Howard Shaw cranking her car; owned by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
• Library of Congress, American Memory: Many sources, including a delightful informal portrait, full-length, Anna Howard Shaw, facing forward, wearing coat and fur stole, standing in front of a door, with left arm bent at elbow and right arm in motion.
• Photo of Anna Howard Shaw in cap and gown with sash, from Women Striving Forward, 1910s-1940s, Historic Photos (Library of Congress)
• Photos of Anna Howard Shaw as a student at Albion College, 1870s
• Anna Howard Shaw in her "Yellow Devil" car, campaigning for suffrage, C. C. Catt Albums, Bryn Mawr College Library
• Anna Howard Shaw, seated, C. C. Catt Albums, Bryn Mawr College Library
• Anna Howard Shaw formal standing portrait
• Anna Howard Shaw in cap and gown
• Picture of Anna Howard Shaw statue and plaque in Big Rapids, Michigan

Books: Some of the books are out of print but may be available on resale sites.

• The Story of a Pioneer by Anna Howard Shaw: Dr. Shaw's autobiography was written in 1915. It is available today as an etext (thanks to the Gutenberg Project) and at bookseller sites.
• Women in History Recommended Reading for 2002 at Embracing the Child
• A Voice from the Wilderness by Don Brown; children's book about Anna Howard Shaw (Sept 2001)
• Leaders of Women's Suffrage (History Makers) by Kristina Dumbeck (New York: Lucent Books, 31 Dec 2001)
• Anna Howard Shaw; Suffrage Orator and Social Reformer, by Wil A. Linkugel and Martha Solomon (published by Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, 1990).
• From Preachers to Suffragists: Woman's Rights and Religious Conviction in the Lives of Three Nineteenth-Century American Clergywomen (Paperback) by Beverly Zink-Sawyer
• Through the Front Doors: Methodist Women's Journey Toward Ordination: Anna Snowden Oliver and Anna Howard Shaw, Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

Speeches and Writings

• “The Fundamental Principle of a Republic” by Anna Howard Shaw, Speech made during the New York State equal suffrage campaign at the City Opera House in Ogdenburg, New York, on June 21, 1915.
• Eulogy Delivered by the Reverend Anna Howard Shaw at Susan B. Anthony's Funeral, Rochester, New York, 15 March 1906.
• Anna Howard Shaw Quotes

Centers and Schools: Do you know of other schools named for Dr. Shaw?

• Anna Howard Shaw Women's Studies Center at Albion College
• Anna Howard Shaw Center of Boston University's School of Theology
• Anna Howard Shaw Elementary School - New York City Public School 061
• Anna Howard Shaw Middle School, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA