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Women's Suffrage Webquest
Extra! Extra! EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! The Boweville Constitution Journal has just published an article "Taxation Without Representation Is Alive and Well!" It is the early 1900's in the town of Boweville,N.Y. Although you have to pay taxes, you will not be able to vote in the upcoming election because you are either a woman or a minority. The Task will outline each group's assignments dealing with issues on the right to vote.
Task You are an angry citizen that has just read the headlines about the right to vote. You will be assigned to a group below and your job will be to research and provide support for your group's position. Each one of you will write a letter to the President voicing your concerns, you will prepare a picket sign to carry to a demonstration in front of George Fischer Middle School. • GROUP A: You are a women that works both in and outside of the home. You give all of your earnings to your husband and pay taxes to the government. You are NOT allowed to vote because you are a women. You will research and write on opinions IN SUPPORT of women having the right to vote. • GROUP B: What is wrong with your fellow women folks? They know a woman's place is in the home. To place the right to vote over her duties as a wife is irresponsible. You will research and write on opinions AGAINST women having the right to vote. • GROUP C: You and your wife work in harmony. She has influence in the family setting and should have a say-so in what happens to our government. You will research and write on opinions IN SUPPORT of women having the right to vote. • GROUP D: The right to vote has reared it's ugly head again! A woman is a decorative accessory for a man and needs to remember her place in society. You will research and write on opinions AGAINST women having the right to vote. • GROUP E: You are a minority female that has few rights and is paid less than a white man or woman. If white women ever get the right to vote, you will possibly get that freedom, too. You will research and write on opinions IN SUPPORT of women having the right to vote.
Background Information • Suffrage by State (Question 1) • Timeline (Question 2-5) • World Suffrage (Question 6)
Resources FOR suffrage • 1893 Women Suffrage • Why Women Vote • Catt -Speech • Political Cartoon • African Americans in support
Resources AGAINST Suffrage • Women against vote • Petition • Poster • Political Cartoon • Photo
Assessment Classwork Homework Write a letter to President Roosevelt on whether women should have the right to vote or not. It will be necessary to give strong, persuasive arguments on your point of view. Include evidence from the given resources. Create a picket sign illustrating your group’s opinion. Include: - What group you belong to -An illustration -A “catchy” slogan
