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In 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, the road to women's suffrage
was put into motion. It reached its culmination in 1920 when the
Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law. But, unlike African American males earlier, the right to vote did not bring with it the guarantee of equality among the sexes. In the 1960s there as a reemergence and push for equality for all.
was put into motion. It reached its culmination in 1920 when the
Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law. But, unlike African American males earlier, the right to vote did not bring with it the guarantee of equality among the sexes. In the 1960s there as a reemergence and push for equality for all.
Task: You are to research one of the topics below. You are to create a 2 page summary of the key points of your topic. You will need to include five documents to support your summary. These can include pictures, political cartoons, excerpts from speeches and other PRIMARY source material. The paper should be in Times New Roman 12 point font and double spaced.
Topics
1. Women's Rights Convention, Senecca Falls, N.Y. and "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions".
2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
3. Susan B. Anthony.
4. Alice Paul & the Nineteenth Amendment.
5. Flappers and Women in the 1920s.
6. The Equal Rights Amendment (1960s-1970s).
Assessment: You will receive a test grade for this research paper. Students are required to use at least two library sources and have at least one citation and one notecard using NoodleTools. The assignment is due January 10, 2014.
Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author.
305.42 KEN
Kendall, Martha E., 1947-. Failure is impossible! : the history of American women's rights. Minneapolis : Lerner, c2001.
God's hand is seen -- Remember the ladies -- A chain of oppressions -- Setting the ball in motion -- Never give in, never give up -- From aprons to overalls--and back -- Sisterhood is powerful -- Remarkable women. Traces women's struggle for rights in America from the colonial period to the 1990s.
324.6 BUR
Burgan, Michael. The 19th Amendment. Minneapolis : Compass Point, c2006.
A long struggle ends -- Expected to obey -- Abolition and equality -- Slow progress -- Success in the West -- On the streets -- Key battles -- Victory at last. Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the nineteenth amendment giving women the right to vote, and discusses the 1869 passage making Wyoming the first state to permit women to vote, and more.
920 RAU
Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-. Great women of the suffrage movement. Minneapolis : Compass Point, c2006.
Questioning women's roles -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton : mother of the movement -- Susan B. Anthony : independent and steadfast -- Lucy Stone : speaking state by state -- Sojourner Truth : woman of God -- Ida Wells-Barnett : proud to march -- Carrie Chapman Catt : a winning planner -- Alice Paul : a tireless fighter -- Achieving their goal. Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement, and examines the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, suffrage leaders including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and others, and the nineteenth amendment which gave women the right to vote.
921 STA
Burgan, Michael. Elizabeth Cady Stanton : social reformer. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2006.
Fighting for voting rights -- A privileged youth -- The abolitionist cause -- The road to Seneca Falls -- Rights for all -- Civil War and suffrage -- The fight goes on -- Reformer to the end. Presents a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, social reformer, abolitionist, and woman's suffrage advocate, providing information on her childhood, her passion for woman's rights, and her achievements.
973.91 KYV
Kyvig, David E. Daily life in the United States, 1920-1939 : decades of promise and pain. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Examines what daily life was like for ordinary people in the U. S. in the 1920s and the 1930s, discussing the impact of automobiles, electricity, radio, cinema, conflict and crime, the standardization of culture, the Great Depression, and the New Deal on the lives of American citizens.
REF 305.42 WOM
Women's rights in the United States : a documentary history. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Presents historical writings on women's rights in the context of the period in which they were written.
