1. Investigate women's history in your own town or state. How were women and men in your area involved in the suffrage movement? You may find useful documents or records at the Public Library or your college or university may have a collection as well. Many places also have historic preservation societies that you can contact to learn more about women's history in your area.
   
   
2. Investigate your own family's role in women's history. Talk with your female relatives (great grandmother, grandmother, aunts, mother) about what they know of your family's role in the suffrage movement. You can also trace your family surnames with the historic preservation society in the town where your relatives lived. Write a short journal entry about the process of discovering your ancestors' involvement in the women's movement. Remember that the Nineteenth Amendment was only ratified in 1920 so any woman between the age of 85 and 95 may recall a time when women could not legally vote. If you don't have any relatives in this age group that you can talk to, you might visit a retirement community or a nursing home. If you choose this option, make sure to call ahead and talk with supervisors about the nature of your visit.