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19th Amendment Passes Congress, Sent to States | Carrie Chapman Catt

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The process of ratifying a new amendment to the United States constitution is designed to be difficult. A short video details the struggles to pass the 19th Amendment, the role Carrie Chapman Catt played in the ratification drive, and why the vote in Tennessee was seen to be key to the passage of the amendment.

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Concepts
the nineteenth amendment, women's suffrage, women's history, famous women, world war i, suffrage, the suffrage movement
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Include in a study of the Suffrage Movement, Women's History Month and Progressive Era women, or of how amendments are made to the United States constitution
  • Have groups investigate the struggles to pass other amendments, especially the Equal Rights Amendment
Classroom Considerations
  • Part of the PBS Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women collection
  • The video segment is part of a full-length documentary 
Pros
  • Support materials include links to the "Warrior for Women" website, to a collection of primary source materials, to digital resources about Progressive Era women, and to activities and discussion questions
Cons
  • None