After reading the contextual essay, "Assembling, Amplifying, and Ascending: Recent Trends Among Women in Congress 1977–2006," groups select a female senator or representative and research her background and contributions.

Concepts

women's history month, the suffrage movement, women's suffrage, congress, the house of representatives, the united states senate

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Continue with the main activity of the resources in this series (i.e., creating a museum display of a Congresswoman's legacy) until the profiles of all the women who have served are displayed

Classroom Considerations

• The fourth in a series of seven resources that trace the history of women in Congress from 1917 to 2006

Pros

• The packet includes reading comprehension and critical thinking questions

Cons

• No documents are included in the packet; however, links to all required materials are provided

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 RH.6-8.1 RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1