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Susan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Suffrage ActivitySusan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Suffrage Activity
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US National Archives
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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1 hr
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Susan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Suffrage

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This Susan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Suffrage activity also includes:
  • U.S vs. Susan B. Anthony, Indictment for Illegal Voting, 01/24/1873 (.pdf)
  • U.S. vs. Susan B. Anthony, Exhibit B, a Transcript of the hHearing (.pdf)
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Susan B. Anthony was willing to break the law to gain voting rights for women. Young historians investigate Anthony's willingness to go to jail to draw attention to the suffrage movement. They read and discuss primary source documents to gain an understanding of how she justified her right to vote.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

voting rights, suffrage, the suffrage movement, women's suffrage, famous women, women's history, women's history month, women's movements, women's rights, susan b. anthony, protests, primary source analysis, primary sources

Instructional Ideas

  • Stage the indictment and the trial, using the documents as the basis of a script and casting class members in the various roles

Classroom Considerations

  • The primary source document of the indictment is difficult to read; however, a typed copy of the transcript of the trial is provided

Pros

  • Includes a list of suggested extension activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1

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