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Mrs. Bloomer's 'Political Disability'

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It's hard to believe that women had to argue for the right to vote a mere 100 years ago. Today, young historians can examine their case left behind in primary sources. Using a letter from a woman who claimed she should be able to vote because she paid taxes, young historians weigh her arguments. An optional activity asks pupils to compare the arguments against a letter from women who claim that suffrage would destroy female unity. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
women's rights, women's suffrage, women's movements, women's history, voting, voting rights, the nineteenth amendment, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Activity may be done individually or in groups
Classroom Considerations
  • Class members need Internet access or a copy of the primary source document with transcript
  • Lesson works best if learners have no previous background on the topic
Pros
  • Activity includes documents from more than one perspective
  • Prompts are stimulating and thought-provoking
Cons
  • None