Connecticut newspapers are fertile sources of information about the suffrage movement in the state and nation, including straight news, columnists’ accounts and reflections on events observed, letters to the editor, and fictional pieces. Search within the newspaper pages by entering terms of interest, such as the names of Connecticut suffragists, or topical terms such as suffrage. The search will generally result in the term searched being highlighted on the relevant page or pages, to help you navigate to the information. The text of newspapers is frequently quite dense; zoom in and drag the page to locate the section with the relevant information. Search tips: to find all forms of a word, use an asterisk, for example, for “suffrage,”, or “suffragists” or “suffragettes,” enter “suffrag*”; enclose phrases such as "19th Amendment" in quotes. Use these strategies for searching within the newspapers and also to search the entire repository for more items relevant to women's suffrage. Exploring the collections or items to which individual items belong or of which they are a part can be another way to find more resources of interest.
