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First Black US Congresswoman Dies
In this English worksheet, learners discuss Shirley Chisholm. Students debate and discuss American politics, focusing on Shirley Chisholm. Learners discuss the differences compared to their own country of origin.
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Progressivism, the Square Deal, and Women's Rights
In this 20th century U.S. history worksheet, students read articles about Progressivism, the Square Deal, and Women's rights. Students then respond to 35 graphic organizer and short answer questions regarding the articles.
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Counterculture, Women's Movement, and the Environmental Movement
In this contemporary U. S. history learning exercise, students read articles about the counterculture, Women's Movement, and the Environmental Movement. Students then respond to 19 short answer questions.
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Speaking Out For Women's Rights
Pupils write a children's story in which the characters are encouraged to speak out for the equality of women. They create a character and plot outline that includes details and supporting statements for women's rights. A brief 2-3 page...
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Sandra Day O'Connor
Students describe the achievements and positions that Sandra Day O'Connor has held. They give specific dates of Sandra Day O'Connor's achievements and positions. They identify other great achievements performed by women.
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It's Not Just a Man's World
Students demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process. They summarize information learned from their assigned text. They identify ways in which the actions of particular individuals influence their...
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Confict, Consensus, and Conclusion
Students debate the key issues dealing with women's rights and the rights of African Americans during and after the Civil War. They analyze the women's rights movement in relationship to the desire for suffrage. They utilize the...
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Dress Reform in the 19th Century
Students read and discuss the writings of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Timothy Shay Arthur and others to explore mid to late 19th century dress reform. They use their findings to write a letter to an editor from a 19th century viewpoint.
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Record Memories of Earlier Times
Students identify ways in which the women's rights movement influenced a woman they know, and then document the important events in her life. Each student interviews an oldere woman. They compile their interviews into a class book.
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Title IX: Examining the Inadvertent Effects of Court Rulings
Students research two cases and the unintended effects that they had on women's rights in American society. They write a summary of each case, including both the intended and actual results of the ruling.
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Remember the Ladies: The Supreme Court and Women's Suffrage, Minor v. Happersett
Students study the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments as they examine the fight for women's suffrage. They explore the Nineteenth Amendment.
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Debating Women's Rights
Third graders, in groups, debate Women's Rights and compare women of the past to the women of the present.
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The Early Suffragists
Students research early suffragists in an effort to find the most influential leader of the movement. They give presentations and the class chooses a winner. They write letters to the postmaster suggesting they be placed on a stamp.
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Voting and the U.S. Constitution (Past, Present, and Future), Part 2
Students analyze and discuss the 19th Amendment, and read the document, Why Women Want to Vote. Students illustrate statements from the handbill, then conduct a play about women's suffrage.
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Trials and Triumphs of Modern Feminism
Students read primary documents to launch a discussion about the role of American women throughout the 1970s-1980s.
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Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause
Students explore the suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, documents her life and era with photographs, illustrations, and interviews. It demonstates how this feminist leader simultaneously influenced events and was shaped by external forces.
BBC
Bbc: History: Women's Rights in Victorian England
Play this game to learn about women's cultural status in Victorian England, and learn about the progress of women's rights during the time of Queen Victoria's reign. Archived.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Suffrage Strategies: Voices for Votes Lesson Plan
Learners will learn all about the history of suffrage for women and what influences were used to change people's attitudes. They will then use their understanding to create a modern-day election document of ephemera, for example, a...
Library of Congress
Loc: Votes for Women: Suffrage Pictures 1850 1920
This extensive and varied resource shares images of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Conduct a keyword search to explore the collection.
Library of Congress
Loc: One Hundred Years Toward Suffrage
Abigail Adams, Sojourner Truth, and many other women played significant roles which led to the Nineteenth Amendment as highlighted in this time line.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Seneca Falls Declaration 1848
Full text of the Senaca Falls Declaration of Sentiments authored by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Susan B. Anthony
Text of an article by Susan B. Anthony which was originally printed in "The Revolution," in 1868. The article is titled, "Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" The text can be read online or downloaded in either PDF...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Remembering Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height
In this video segment, NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill remembers civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height, who was a leader in both the African-American and women's rights movements. [5:06]
University of Pennsylvania
Celebration of Women Writers: English Laws for Women
Electronic text of the 1854 document, "English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century" written by Caroline Norton. Part of a collection of works by women.