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Enquiry 1 How did women win the vote?

Explore the complex history of women's suffrage and challenge simplified narratives. Analyze different interpretations, spot simplifications of history, and critique the suffragette tactics. Engage in a storyboard activity to present a more comprehensive story.

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Enquiry 1 How did women win the vote?

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  1. Enquiry 1How did women win the vote?

  2. Enquiry overview Lesson 1: How did women win the vote? Lesson 2: How did the suffragettes make themselves the story? Lesson 3: What story of the women’s suffrage campaign did George Dangerfield tell? Lesson 4: How have historians tried to tell different stories of who won the vote for women? Lesson 5: How do different sources complicate the story of how women won the vote? Lesson 6: What’s the story of the women’s suffrage campaign? Outcome activity: Storyboard a cartoon answering the enquiry question.

  3. Lesson 6What’s the story of the women’s suffrage campaign?

  4. Lesson 6 overview • Content covered in the lesson: • Historiography of women’s suffrage • Spotting simplifications of history • Critiquing interpretations • Outcome Activity

  5. How did women win the vote? Recap Activity: quick vote Based on the interpretations that you have studied so far, decide whether you agree or disagree with these statements.

  6. Historiography of women’s suffrage Which story is this closest to? Second-Wave Feminist historians George Dangerfield Big data historians The suffragettes

  7. Spotting simplifications of history Too simple! • Watch the cartoon again. Whenever you hear or see something you think is too simple, shout ‘too simple!’ • Think about: • Who is being left out? • How are the suffragettes’ tactics portrayed? • Which parts of the story get the most attention? • Which parts of the story are ignored? • If as a class you agree, annotate the issue on your script. Q: Are you happy with this as ‘the’ story of how women won the vote? Why? Can you spot the massive mistake?!

  8. How did women win the vote? Activity 1: Critiquing interpretations Your challenge is to try to write a letter to the BBC explaining why the story of the women’s suffrage campaign told in the cartoon is too simple. • Tasks: • In your letter you need to: • Identify at least three points in the cartoon story that you think are too simple and explain why. You must use evidence from different sources to support your argument. • Identify at least three details you think should be added to the story and explain why. Use evidence from different sources to explain your choices.

  9. How did women win the vote? • Activity 2: Outcome activity: • Option 1: Rewrite the script for the cartoon. Think about which bits you want to: • take out • change • add to. • For each edit you make, add an annotation to explain why you have made the change. • Option 2: Storyboard a new version of the cartoon that tells the story of how women won the vote. Think about: • which bits of the cartoon you want to keep • which bits you want to change • which bits you want to take out • any new sections you want to add.

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