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The Quest For Equality

The Quest For Equality. By: Tom P. Bolles Kimberly S. Conway Doris A. Kahler. Standards. BEGIN. Click on the link below to view and print out a handout/study guide for your students to use in conjunction with this presentation. AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS. The Declaration of Independence.

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The Quest For Equality

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  1. The Quest For Equality By: Tom P. Bolles Kimberly S. Conway Doris A. Kahler Standards BEGIN

  2. Click on the link below to view and print out a handout/study guide for your students to use in conjunction with this presentation.

  3. AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS...

  4. The Declaration of Independence “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all are created equal…” men Thomas Jefferson, 1776

  5. The Suffrage Trail Bridging the gap between inequality and equality. 1848 - Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention 1920 - 19th Amendment Passed - Women receive right to vote.

  6. 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention

  7. Seneca Falls, New YorkJuly 1848 • World’s first women’s rights convention • Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions • Set agenda for women’s rights movement that followed

  8. Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal…” -Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton (sitting), Susan B. Anthony (standing)

  9. “Ain’t I a woman?”-Sojourner Truth, 1851 “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody helps me any best place. And ain’t I a woman?…If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back and get it right-side up again. And now that they are asking to do it the men better let them.”

  10. PROMINENT SUFFRAGETTES Carrie Nation Susan B. Anthony Gloria Steinem Rosa Parks Nellie Bly Lucretia Mott Sojourner Truth Carrie Chapman Catt Elizabeth Cady Stanton Sally Ride

  11. How is an Amendment Passed? Amendments are proposed by: -A two-thirds(2/3) vote of both houses of Congress OR -A national convention called by Congress Amendments are ratified by: -Approval of three-fourths (3/4) of the state legislatures OR -Special ratifying conventions in three-fourths (3/4) of the states

  12. Obstacles Women Faced Tradition - people believed a woman’s role was in the home taking care of the family. Women - many women felt new freedoms also meant new responsibilities and situations making the future uncertain. Laws - many laws limited and restricted the opportunities open to women. Religion - Organized religions viewed women as subservient to men.

  13. FAMOUS WOMEN’S FIRSTS 1848 - first Women’s Rights Convention 1849 - first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science 1853 - first woman ordained as a minister in the Protestant denomination 1855 - first woman on record to keep her own name after marriage 1855 - first state school to admit women (U. of Iowa) 1869 - first woman suffrage law in U.S. passed 1870 - first time for women to serve on Juries 1870 - first state to admit a woman to the bar (Iowa) 1870 - first issue of Woman’s Journal appears

  14. 1872 - first women to register and vote in a presidential election 1875 - first women’s college founded (Smith College) 1879 - first woman lawyer admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court 1917 - first woman elected to U.S. Congress (Montana) 1924 - first woman elected governor of a state (Wyoming) 1932 - first woman elected to U.S. Senate (Arkansas) 1971 - first battered women’s shelter opened (Illinois) 1973 - first time U.S. military is integrated (women-only branches are eliminated) 1981 - first woman appointed to the Supreme Court

  15. Achieving Equality • In order for women to get the right to vote, an Amendment had to be added to the Constitution.

  16. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment • In 1919, there were 48 states forming the United States of America. To get the required 3/4th majority for ratification, the 19th Amendment needed the approval of at least 36 states. Teachers: Click here for more information.

  17. Click on the image below to go to a web site where you can print out a list of the states, in the order in which they ratified the 19th Amendment, as well as a map of the United States.

  18. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment

  19. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment NY WI MA MI PA OH IL KS TX June 1919

  20. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment IA MO AK July 1919

  21. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment MT NE August 1919

  22. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment MN NH September 1919

  23. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment UT October 1919

  24. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment ME CA November 1919

  25. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment ND SD WI December 1919

  26. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment OR RI IN KY January 1920

  27. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment ID NV NJ AZ NM OK February 1920

  28. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment WA WV March 1920

  29. States Ratifying the 19th Amendment TN August 1920

  30. States which did not vote on the 19th Amendment Did not vote on 19th Amendment

  31. Were not states in 1919-20, accepted the 19th Amendment when admitted as states Not States in 1919-20

  32. Sufferin’ ‘tilSuffrage Click Here to Access Video (it may take a few minutes) When web page comes up go to Multimedia and click “Play” Video.

  33. ASSESSMENT ESSAYS • The women’s suffrage movement involved many different people from many different places. Who do you feel made the largest impact on this movement and why? Give an example of this impact. • In 1848 the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention was held. Who were the significant women in this convention and what was achieved/accomplished through this effort? • “Ain’t I a women…,” these were the words that were spoken by Sojourner Truth in 1851. What was the overall message that she was trying to put across? Was she successful?

  34. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT You are the editor of a newspaper reflecting on the women’s suffrage movement. You must complete the following tasks by 10 PM tonight in order to make the press deadline for tomorrow’s paper. Remember, you are trying to bring the issue of women’s rights and the suffrage movement to the forefront. TASKS: 1. Write a front page article detailing the works of one prominent suffragette. Include a catchy headline. 2. Write a supporting article detailing some of the obstacles that were hindering this movement. Include a catchy headline. 3. Create a political cartoon about the women’s suffrage movement. 4. Write a supporting article focusing on the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Include a catchy headline. 5. Create a top ten list of the women’s firsts throughout history. Remember….deadline is 10 PM, be on time!

  35. References http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/song.hts?lo+sufferin-Unofficial Schoolhouse Rock Site www.usgennet.org/~alhnilus/alhn1920.html http://www.greatwomen.org/lcvt2.htm- National Women's Hall of Fame http://www.nmwh.org/- National Women's Museum www.nara.gov Life Magazine, 1914. Viola, Herman, Why We Remember, Scott Foresman Addision Wesley, Illinois, 1998

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