C SUFFRAGE Civics/Geography

Stinger 1. What kind of a group or person do you think created the poster to the left? 2. When do you think this poster was created? (Just describe the time period. You might say this was before or after some other specific event.) 3. Who is the audience for this poster? Who was supposed to read its message initially? 4. What is the purpose of this poster? 5. What is the subject of this poster? 6. What emotional reaction is someone supposed to have to this poster? 7. Do you think this poster is effective? 8.DO you think this poster uses a traditional representation of women or one that expands what people think women should be able to think or do? 9.Do you think this poster is respectful to women? Why or why not? 10.Do you think this kind of poster would be acceptable today? Why or why not?

Thoughts about the stinger Published by a group advocating voting rights for women Early twentieth century type of feminism that incorporated traditional views of women into the feminist expansive argument Purpose of the poster is to gather support for extending voting rights to women Subject is women’s suffrage Tone is soft and empathetic This perpetuates traditional stereotypes of the Victorian mother, but tries to use that stereotype to rationalize the expansion of voting rights to women People STILL believe that women vote differently and for different reasons than men, thus Bill Clinton was elected by “soccer moms” according to many interpretations of the 1992 election Republican party is in hot water for “sexist” ads that attempt to appeal to “feminine” concerns:

Thoughts about the Ad Does it fulfill its purpose? Does it speak to youth voters? Is it sexist? Were you surprised that it was created by a young woman?

Guiding Questions 2. How and why has suffrage been expanded in the United States? Why has the expansion of suffrage been controversial? How have advocates of expanded suffrage used their rights under the First Amendment to achieve their goals?

Constitutional Scavenger Hunt Use the Constitution in the back of your book or download a US Constitution App to your phone to find the following answers: 1. Which amendments in the Constitution expanded voting rights? (Find four, but there are 6) 2. To which groups were voting rights expanded in the Constitution? (There are at least 4) 3. How does the seventeenth amendment expand the power of voters to decide who will run the federal government? 4. How does the 24 th amendment expand the rights of voters?

Summarizing the Scavenger Hunt 15 th Amendment Expands voting to all MEN who are citizens meant to give voting rights to former slaves 17 th Amendment Calls for direct election of senators Ends the practice of having senators chosen by state legislators Allows average citizens greater control over the federal government 19 th Amendment Allows women to vote Follows the incorporation of women voters in several Western states such as Wyoming and Utah 23 rd Amendment Allows the citizens of Washington DC to vote in Presidential Elections by granting DC 3 electors Since DC is not a state, it had no electors previously 24 th Amendment Prohibits states from requiring voters to pay a poll tax before being allowed to vote Overturns the types of behaviors common in the South that were put in place to prevent Blacks from voting 26 th Amendment Allows any citizen over age 18 to vote Reaction to the Vietnam War, since 18 year olds were being drafted but could not vote until 21

Class Work Lesson 20 Do Vocabulary DO “Using and Reviewing the Lesson”

Exit Ticket and Homework Exit Ticket: Are there any groups to whom voting rights have NOT been expanded and to whom voting rights SHOULD be expanded? Are there any groups who can vote but who SHOULD NOT be able to vote? Homework: Finish Worksheets!