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WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE Tuesday, March 23 rd
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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
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Announcements Debate on Tuesday Look over your review sheet this weekend! Start studying for your test
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1 st Wave Feminists 19 th -20 th century In US and UK Focused mainly on overturning legal obstacles to equality
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2 nd Wave Feminists 1960s-1970s Strived for full equality Wanted a positive social image of women
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Betty Friedan Reading
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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?
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Exit Slip No Notes No Talking Show what you know!
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