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Biography
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was the first African American woman to publish a short story and was also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
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Biography
Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
In a 1912 New York Times article, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was regarded as “the symbol of the new era, when all women will be free and unhampered.”
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Biography
Martha Hughes Cannon
Martha Hughes Cannon was the first female state senator in U.S. history.
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Lesson Plan
Martha Hughes Cannon
Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.
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Biography
Jovita Idar
Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist, Jovita Idar often faced dangerous situations, however she bravely fought the injustices in her time.
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Lesson Plan
The Path to Women’s Suffrage
Students analyze maps and primary documents and share stories of the Westward Expansion relating to gaining women’s suffrage.
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Biography
Lesson Plan
Susan B. Anthony
After learning about Susan B. Anthony, students will create a coin mobile. On the back of each coin, they will write the actions that identify her as an agent for change, as well as a word to describes her.
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From the Declaration of Independence to the Declaration of Sentiments
Students will learn about the purpose and message of Declaration of Independence, question and discover if women had rights in Early America and analyze and compare the Declaration of Sentiments and its message and purpose.
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Brief Overview of Protest Songs
In the United States, the tradition of protest songs dates to pre-Revolutionary War and flourished during the war.
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General
Chester Comix: The Seneca Falls Convention
Check out these Seneca Falls Comics created by Chester Comix!
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General
Chester Comix: The Seneca Falls Convention
Check out these Seneca Falls Convention comics from Chester Comics! This version is not colored and has words blanked out.
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Lesson Plan
Songs of Protest
In this lesson, students will explore how or if music reflects society and furthers the goals of activism and protest.
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Primary Source
Primary Source
Lesson Plan
The National Woman’s Party
Students will examine documents to determine if the justice system fair and Constitutional in its treatment of the National Women’s Party picketers
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Primary Source
Lesson Plan
Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin
Students will explore the life of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin by critically reading primary and secondary sources to determine her worldview and perspective.
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