Lesson Plan
The Road to Suffrage
In this lesson, students will use the Suffrage Timeline to explore the women, ideas, and action that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 and discuss the Woman Suffrage Movement as a model for peaceful activism.
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Inventive Women - Part 1
Students will learn about female inventors and their contributions to American technology.
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Inventive Women - Part 2
Students will examine The Declaration of Sentiments from the perspective of its call for women’s economic equality.
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Exhibit
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Political Cartoon: Uncle Sam embracing a Nurse
If You are Good Enough for War you are Good Enough to Vote
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Political Cartoon: Votes for Women
Political Cartoon of Four Women who Directed the National Suffrage Fight
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Video
Standing Up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
In the 20th century, African American women were integral leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House High School
High School Post-Filed Trip Activity
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Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House K-8
K-8 Post-Field Trip Activity
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Biography
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime.
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Biography
Frances P. Bolton
US Rep Frances Bolton pursued a life of philanthropy, politics, and social reform, and was a lifelong advocate of education, healthcare, and civil rights.
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Biography
Maya Angelou
Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
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The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution
Text of the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention
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