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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information for high-school classes examining the history of women's suffrage and the struggle for equal rights as well as related issues that address such questions as: Are laws protecting women's rights still needed?...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution?

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the American Revolution reflect a change in American society? Read about how political participation increased across the classes, and see how the question of slavery and women's rights became a thorn in the side of those...
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Primary
Other

Equal Rights for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of a speech made by U.S. House Representative Shirley Chisholm on the dismal state of women's rights in 1969.
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Website
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Political Culture and Imagery of Woman Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the woman's suffrage movement in America (1840-1920), with an emphasis on the banners, ribbons, pamphlets, posters and other kinds of visuals produced by proponents of voting rights.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

For Students 9th - 10th
A coup by religious extremists helps to establish the sexually-oppressive, dystopian Republic of Gilead. Offred, a Handmaid, struggles with her role as a reproductive servant to the elite. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: National Organization for Women (Now)

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was established in 1966 to promote equal rights, including equality of opportunity for women in employment.