Center for Civic Education
Women's History Month Word Clouds
What a great idea for celebrating Women's History Month and discovering the amazing efforts that individuals have put forth on behalf of women's rights! Learners take a closer look at the speeches and other primary source documents of...
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Women’s History Month- Susan B. Anthony
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a paragraph about Susan B. Anthony and then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Women's Rights and Reform
Learners evaluate primary source documents. They assess the development of women's rights in the United States. They identify other rights beside suffrage that were important to famous women reformers.
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19th Century Women's Suffrage - Sheltered Activities
Young scholars reenact The USA v. Susan B. Anthony and discuss women's suffrage and the 19th Amendment.
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How Can Children Make A Difference In Their World As Human Rights Activists?
Students define term activist, identify and analyze contributions of activists of the past, realize that students can make a difference in their world, identify personal characteristics of students activists, recognize impact on...
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Resources for Teaching Women Writers
Twelfth graders explore, discuss and experience a wide variety of texts from around the world written by women. They analyze the different genres covered and view a lot of unique point of views from different female perspectives. Topics...
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Women Today: An Editorial
Young scholars complete Internet research to write an editorial about a topic relating to the women's rights movement and the issues presently surrounding women's rights in America and around the world.
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Women's History Month--Susan B. Anthony Question Review
This writing learning exercise instructs students to read a short paragraph about Susan B. Anthony, then write 5 questions to 5 answers. This learning exercise would be quite useful when teaching students about sentence structure, and...
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Hawthorne: Author and Narrator
High schoolers read various pieces of literature by Nathaniel Hawthorne to recognize the difference between a narrator and author. Students in small groups report on the narrative point of view represented in a story they have read.
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Stephen Crane - Surrealism and the Antihero
Learners analyze the work of Stephen Crane as a lesson on surrealism and an antihero. In this surrealism lesson, students complete discuss activities for the topic. Learners then analyze Crane's poetry, his use of surrealism, and the...
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Women’s Suffrage
High schoolers examine several aspects of the Women's Suffrage Movement. In this women's rights lesson, students explore several primary and secondary sources regarding the events of the movement, opposition to the movement, and the...
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Social Studies Activity Sheets
In this social studies worksheet, students complete social studies activity sheets including changing the world, historical women, travel, and more. Students complete 52 sheets.
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Confict, Consensus, and Conclusion
High schoolers debate the key issues dealing with women's rights and the rights of African Americans during and after the Civil War. They analyze the women's rights movement in relationship to the desire for suffrage. They utilize the...
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The Struggle For The Right To Vote
Students identify historical figures who helped lead others in the voting rights movement, and research historical struggles for voting rights. They develop plans to involve young voters in the election process.
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Powerful Signatures
Students experience famous historical documents that were initiated and propelled by signatures such as Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution. They create a school amendment using the information gathered.
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National Park Service: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This NPS website contains a biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the driving force behind the 1848 Convention and a leader in the women's rights movement.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Learn biographical details on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements.
Emory University
Emory: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Progress of the American Woman
At this site you can read Elizabeth Cady Stanton's essay, "Progress of the American Woman," which was published in 1900. Learn about the struggles women faced at the turn of the 20th century as they fought for equality. Also, read about...
Library of Congress
Loc: Draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Woman's Bible"
This article focuses on the philosophy and strategies of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as the fight for women's right to vote.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Draft Elizabeth Cady Stanton's the Woman's Bible
This site features a draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's The Woman's Bible and summarizing text from Library of Congress.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Reading Guide: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: "Seneca Falls Address"
A powerful call for women's rights, particularly for suffrage, expressed in the "Declaration of Sentiments" and issued at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Includes discussion questions.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Features detailed biographical information on women's rights leaders, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Follow key events in the suffrage movement, examine historical documents and essays, and take a look at where women are...
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Sweet Briar College: Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
At this site from the Sweet Briar College is the text of a speech given by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1867 on the first anniversary of the American Equal Rights Association. In the speech, she focuses on the premise that suffrage is a...
Rutgers University
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project
Find documents by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in the extensive collection from Rutgers University.