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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Women Suffrage Before the Amendment, August 1, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the progression of suffrage prior to the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920. "The map shows the status of women suffrage, or the right of women to vote on an equality...
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Website
Historica Canada

Historica Minutes: Nellie Mc Clung

For Students 9th - 10th
Although a good synopsis of Nellie McClung's life is presented here, the highlight is the video clip, Nellie McClung. Using the clip is a great way to jump into a lesson about McClung or female activists in general.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Excerpts From Her Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains excerpts from Elizabeth Cady Stanton's autobiography.
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Article
Other

Blue Shoe Guide: The Nineteenth Amendment & the War of the Roses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides historical and biographical information about the fight in Tennessee to ratify the 19th Amendment.
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Article
Education Development Center

Title Ix: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but comprehensive article on the history and current status of Title IX. Provides list of resource organizations and materials as well as contact information for centers that assist with desegragation issues in public schools.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Day of Vindication for Grandma as Pay Law Signed (2009)

For Students 9th - 10th
It took 10 years, but Lilly Ledbetter won her fight for her gender discrimination claim. It became law under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act signed by President Obama. This article, briefly tells her story. (30 January 2009)
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Activity
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: Postcards, African Americans Picking Cotton

For Students 9th - 10th
Though given the right to vote, African-American men and women faced discrimination and racist practices that often prevented them from voting in the early 20th century. Read about some of these practices, and how, for example, the Texas...
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Primary
Emory University

Emory: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Progress of the American Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can read Elizabeth Cady Stanton's essay, "Progress of the American Woman," which was published in 1900. Learn about the struggles women faced at the turn of the 20th century as they fought for equality. Also, read about...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: The Masses

For Students 9th - 10th
The Masses was a socialist magazine begun in 1911. Under the direction of Max Eastman, the magazine became an advocate of racial equality and women's rights and promoted many writers and artists. It was well known for its political art,...
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Details that show unjust treatment are blue while details that show poverty are green, and details...
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "The Declaration of Sentiments" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Declaration of Sentiments." Details that show unjust treatment are blue while details that show feminism are red, and details...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Naacp, Constance Baker Motley

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, Justice Constance Baker Motley recalls her role as an NAACP attorney in landmark school desegregation cases.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After...
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eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
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Website
Other

Critical Multicultural Pavilion: A Brief History of Multicultural Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history and current status of multicultural education. See why educators felt that introducing multicultural educational programs into the curriculum was important for all cultures.