suffrage

This unit contains three elements. The first consists of classroom activities that involve the use of various documents and supplements that are either used in the activities or that can be adapted for any primary source you bring into the classroom. The second element consists of the document descriptions. The documents themselves-reproductions of the original primary sources make up the third element.

When eleven-year-old Violet runs away from home in 1918 and takes the train to New York City to find her older sister who is a suffragist, she falls in with people her parents would call "the wrong sort," and ends up in Nashville, Tennessee, where "Suffs" and "Antis" are gathered, awaiting the crucial vote on the nineteenth amendment.

Features a collection of essays regarding the history of women's rights and the feminist past of the U.S. Includes such topics as sexuality, race, and class within the context of women's liberation.

Discusses the people and events connected to the struggle to achieve women's rights, including the right to vote, from its origins in the mid-1800s through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

"Life on the farm with Granddaddy is full of hard work, but despite all the chores, Granddaddy always makes time for play, especially fishing trips. Even when there isn't a bite to catch, he reminds young Michael that it takes patience to get what's coming to you. One morning, when Granddaddy heads into town in his fancy suit, Michael knows that something very special must be happening--and sure enough, everyone is lined up at town hall! For the very first time, Granddaddy is allowed to vote, and he couldn't be more proud. But can Michael be patient when justice just can't come soon enough?--Provided by publisher.

In 1904, orphaned Samantha Parkington lives with her rich grandmother, who is trying to make her a proper young lady, but when Samantha becomes friends with Nellie, a servant girl, she learns that life is not easy for everyone and finds a way to help her new friend. Plus, Uncle Gard's new lady friend, Cornelia, shows Samantha there is more than one way to be a lady.

In 1918 sheltered upper-class college graduate Kate Brennan is mistakenly arrested when she goes to the aid of suffragists being attacked at a rally. She becomes a passionate supporter of the National Woman's Party and works with leaders of the party, and puts her life on the line for the right to vote.

A resource of student activities and background information that brings history to life through "eyewitness" accounts.