By the time the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting most women in America the right to vote, Idaho women had been casting ballots and winning elections for 24 years. "Ahead of Her Time: Women’s Suffrage in Idaho" chronicles the pathbreaking journey to voting rights for women in Idaho and explores how this head start in equality can be seen today.

This is a Document Based Inquiry (DBI) activity with four phases exploring equal opportunity and personal liberty in Idaho. DBI is a strategy to engage students in questioning and discourse as an introduction to new ideas and concepts.