WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE Tuesday, March 23 rd

Warm-up  Name 3 famous women in history. Why were they famous?  Girls sit on the right side of the room, boys on the left

Announcements  Debate on Tuesday  Look over your review sheet this weekend!  Start studying for your test

Suffrage  Suffrage: the right to vote  It used to be that women could not do anything on their own.  They could NOT:  Vote  Divorce their husbands  Create laws  Be in positions of authority

19 th Amendment  Gave women the right to vote  Proposed in 1918 by Woodrow Wilson  Passed in 1920  NWP played a big part in getting this passed in the final stages

Equal Rights Amendment  A proposed amendment that would further guarantee equal rights under ANY law in America  Never passed!  Re-proposed every Congressional session since 1982  Reasons for not being passed:  Women would be drafted/serve in combat  Removal of protective laws like in heavy industry  Same-sex marriages would be ok!

Title IX  All schools have to provide athletic opportunities for women  Passed 1972  30,000 women involved in sports before; 150,000 women involved after

Seneca Falls Convention  Convention: meeting of people who share the same beliefs and discuss them  In Seneca Falls, NY  First women’s rights convention in the US  Based their Declaration on the Declaration of Independence  Considered the start of the women’s rights movement

NAWSA  National American Woman Suffrage Association  Largest and most important suffrage org. until the 19 th amendment passed  Allowed only female members  Took a more radical position  Campaigned against employer discrimination and easier divorce for women

NOW  National Woman’s Party  Founded in 1916  Fought for the right to vote  Lobbied for the passage of the ERA  After 1997, turned its focus on education and preserving primary documents

1 st Wave Feminists  19 th -20 th century  In US and UK  Focused mainly on overturning legal obstacles to equality

2 nd Wave Feminists  1960s-1970s  Strived for full equality  Wanted a positive social image of women

Roe v. Wade 1973  US Supreme Court Case  Resulted in landmark decision on abortion  Said that mothers may abort their pregnancy for any reason up until the point at which the fetus can live outside of the womb

Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem  Author of the Feminine Mystique that discussed the frustrating lives of women  Inspired women to fight for change  Founded of NOW  Writer and journalist  Founding member Coalition of Labor Union Women  Political activist

Hilary Clinton and the Glass Ceiling  The glass ceiling is a term for an invisible wall for how high women can rise in politics, business, etc.  Some argue that Hilary clinton broke the glass ceiling while others believe she did not become president because of it.

Latino Rights  Read the description of Latino Rights and the biography of Cesar Chavez.  Answer the following questions.  1. What rights were Latinos looking for during this time?  2. Compare and contrast the Latino rights movement with the African American Civil Rights movement

Protest Posters  Imagine you are part of one of the groups you’ve studied today  Make a poster telling me what your group wants and why OR advertise a meeting and tell your audience what they will work to change  Have a title  One picture  Minimum 3 colors

Betty Friedan Reading

Exit slip  1. What does Suffrage mean?  2. When was the 19 th Amendment ratified?  3. What did the 19 th Amendment do?  4. What problem did Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique describe?  5. What did Title IX do?  6. What is a glass ceiling and why did supporters of Hilary Clinton believe she was helping to break it?  7. Who is Cesar Chavez? Why is he important?

Exit Slip  No Notes  No Talking  Show what you know!