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LINKS Excellent compilation of links on the connections between democracy and the Iroquois and other First Nations Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy The FIrst Modern Declaration of INdependence - the Dutch Declaration of 1581 F O R G O T T E N F O U N D E R S Benjamin Franklin, the Iroquois and the Rationale for the American Revolution. A complete Online Book, by By Bruce E. Johansen, 1982 Story: SISTERS IN THE SPIRIT: THE IROQUOIS INFLUENCE ON THE EARLY WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT"> Seneca Falls, the seat of the women's rights movement, is located in the territory of the Iroquois Confederacy. The impact of the Iroquois people on the feminist movement is a story that had been forgotten. While it was against the law for women to vote in every state in the union, the suffragists knew that women of the neighboring Indian Nations selected their chiefs. Leading feminists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Matilda Joslyn Gage specifically described the greater rights of Iroquois women as proof that the subordinate position of women was neither natural nor divinely inspired. A new exhibition on view at Seneca Falls called "Sisters in Spirit: Celebrating the Iroquois Influence on the Early Women's Rights Movement," seeks to redress the historical omission. The PBS Democracy Project provides a forum for users to discuss democracy, online resources for local politics, educational information on making an informed decision when voting, and a voting history of the United States. PBS Kids' Democracy Project explains how government works, how voting works, and offers a "President for a day" adventure, educating users about what a "day in the life" might be like for the President of the United States. The League of Women Voters' Democracy Net State-by-state election and voting information for all public offices and ballot measures, election results, educational information about the Electoral College and more. The mission of the Democracy Online Project is to "promote the development of U.S. online politics in a manner which upholds democratic values." The site offers listings of online resources on democracy, and also studies how the Internet is being used to further democracy, e.g. how political candidates and voters in general use the World Wide Web. The United States Senate Web site Senators, committees, legislative activities, recent Senate events, a history of the Senate and more. The United States House of Representatives Web site Representatives, committees, and news about recent happenings in the House. The Federal Judiciary homepage INFO: U.S. Courts, publications, directories, and news. ### ORGANIZATIONS The Center for Civic Education "fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy."

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