Lesson Plan
Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House High School
High School Post-Filed Trip Activity
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Lesson Plan
Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House K-8
K-8 Post-Field Trip Activity
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Primary Source
Primary Source
The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution
Text of the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention
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General
Biography
Ruby Hurley
Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her work with the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.
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General
National Association of Colored Women
Black women participated in women’s rights movements, but were often excluded from organizations.
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Biography
Amelia Bloomer
Amelia Bloomer was a suffragist, editor, social activist, and fashion advocate who worked to change women’s clothing.
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Biography
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.
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Biography
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements .
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Biography
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott argued as ardently for women’s rights as for black rights, including suffrage, education, and economic aid.
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Biography
Lucy Stone
A leading suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone dedicated her life to battling inequality on all fronts.
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Biography
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell was a well-known African American activist who championed racial equality and women’s suffrage.
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General
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
More than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963 for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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Biography
Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
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General
Freedom Summer
During the summer of 1964, hundreds of college students flooded Mississippi to register African Americans to vote.
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Biography
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Lesson Plan
State vs. Federal Campaigns
Students will debate state vs. federal strategies for obtaining voting rights for women.
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Lesson Plan
Western Campaign for Suffrage
Students will examine why western states granted women the right to vote.
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Lesson Plan
19th Amendment
Examine the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women voting rights.
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