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Pbs Learning Media: The Women's Movement Instructional VideoPbs Learning Media: The Women's Movement Instructional Video
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PBS
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
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1410L
Instructional Video

Pbs Learning Media: The Women's Movement

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This is a collection of eight short videos designed to cover the two waves of Women's Movement in the United States: The first wave in the 19th and early 20th century with leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fighting for women's rights to vote and own property. The second wave in the 1960s and 70s with leaders like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem in an attempt to reduce social inequalities.

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women's suffrage

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social inequalities, "the women's movement", betty friedan and gloria steinem, feminest movement, pbs leaning media, susan b. anthony and elizabeth cady stanton, women's right to vote, feminist movement, literacy in history

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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