8.2 - Women Make Progress / Women's Suffrage

Grab yourself a text book, turn to page 221, and get a piece of paper ready.

Journal Write:  Take 8 minutes and answer the following prompt:  Who is the most influential woman you know?  Why does she inspire you?  Should she have the same rights as a man?  Why or why not?

 

Addressing Tennessee History Standards: #17 & 18:

US.17 Analyze the goals and achievements of the Progressive movement, including the following:

• Adoption of the initiative, referendum, and recall

• Adoption of the primary system

• 16thAmendment

• 17^th Amendment

• impact on the relationship between the citizen and the government

US.18 Describe the movement to achieve suffrage for women, including its leaders, the activities of suffragettes, the passage of the 19^th Amendment, and the role of Tennessee in the suffrage effort (Anne Dallas Dudley, Harry Burn, Josephine Pearson, “Perfect 36”).

US.42 Describe changes in the social and economic status of women, including the work of Margaret Sanger, flappers, clerical and office jobs, and rise of women’s colleges.

US.94 Analyze the civil rights and voting rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, and the 24th Amendment.. 

13th	Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.	January 31, 1865	December 6, 1865	10 months 6 days
14th	Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues.	June 13, 1866	July 9, 1868	2 years 0 months 26 days
15th	Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.	February 26, 1869	February 3, 1870	11 months 8 days
16th	Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.	July 12, 1909	February 3, 1913	3 years 6 months 22 days
17th	Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.	May 13, 1912	April 8, 1913	10 months 26 days
18th	Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. (Repealed December 5, 1933)	December 18, 1917	January 16, 1919	1 year 0 months 29 days
19th	Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.	June 4, 1919	August 18, 1920	1 year 2 months 14 days

The 15th Amendment

Chapter 8 Section 2: Women Make Progress (Section Outline)

1. Progressive Women Expand Reforms
1. Working Women Face Hardships
2. Reformers Champion Working Women's Rights
3. Women Work for Changes in Family Life
2. Women Fight for the Right to Vote
1. Catt Takes Charge of the Movement
2. Activists Carry on the Struggle
3. The Nineteenth Amendment Becomes Law

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Label your paper with the following table (boxes optional):

Women's Suffrage:

Year	England	America
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

As you watch the following clips, enter the events/occurrences into your table.

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Emmeline Pankhurst:

Sister Suffragette: Mary Poppins

Suffragette Emily Davison Killed (100th Anniversary):   [1st 2:30 minutes] 

History of Anne Dallas Dudley: The Dallas on Elliston Apartments:

This is a short clip from the movie "Iron Jawed Angels" about the women who fought for the right to vote.

This is the preview for the movie:

Women's Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31   [First 5:00 & 9:00-11:00]

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Here's a link called: "The Mother Who Saved Suffrage: Passing the 19th Amendment"

http://www.history.com/news/the-mother-who-saved-suffrage-passing-the-19th-amendment

There is a very well-done [albeit weird] music video about the suffrage movement focused mainly on Alice Paul.  Here's a "making of" the show how much time, research and effort went into the video:

And here's the music video: (Based on Lady Gaga's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I)

You can check out Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl (2017) here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txXwg712zw4

Question: Answer this question [about Susan B. Anthony] in a paragraph at the bottom of your timeline (or on the back of your paper).

Assignment:  

• What is one great example of a group of thoughtful, committed citizens changing the world?  (One we didn't already discuss.)
• Write a paragraph summarizing how the 19th Amendment was passed, how East Tennessee contributed to that, and include some of the big players (Paul, Catt, Burn, etc.)
• Are there any Constitutional Amendments we need today?  Explain why/why not.

ACT Practice:

Full practice can be found at: http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/english-practice-test-questions.html?page=0&chapter=4

The right to vote for U.S. Citizens who are 18:

Why did these young people suddenly want the right to vote?

26th Amendment: Passage by Congress. On March 10, 1971, the Senate voted 94–0 in favor of proposing a Constitutional amendment to guarantee that the minimum voting age could not be higher than 18. On March 23, 1971, the House of Representatives voted 401–19 in favor of the proposed amendment.

Text Assignment:  Remember to label your paper with your name, Chapter 8:2, and the date.

• Checkpoint (p.223): What steps did women take to win workers' rights?
• Thinking Critically (p.225): Why was the banner that was unveiled when the Russians visited Wilson so effective in stirring public opinion?
• Checkpoint (p.226): What tactics did Progressive women use to win the right to vote?
• Section 2 Assessment: 
• People:  Explain how each of the following people changed the lives of women.
• Look at the map on the passage of women's suffrage in this section.  In one paragraph, explain the map and then how Tennessee compared to surrounding states.
• Why did education lead women to address society problems?
• How did suffragists efforts at the state level affect their effort to win the right to vote at the national level?
• Debate the Issue (p.227): #1 & 2