Women's History Lesson Plan

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March 8, 2007

History

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Journal
At one time or another everyone has felt that they have been treated unfairly.
Think about a time you were treated unfairly. Write an explanation as to why you think you were treated unfairly at that time.

English

Choose a famous woman in history and write a poem about her. Use the following format:

Biography Poem
Line 1 First name
Line 2 Four words that describe that person
Line 3 Who demonstrated the core values of
Line 4 Who believed in (one or more ideas)
Line 5 Who wanted (three things)
Line 6 Who gave (three things)
Line 7 Who used
Line 8 Who felt (three things)
Line 9 Who said (a quote)
Line 10 Last name





Vocabulary
Define the following words: ratify, amendment

Geography


The struggle for women to get the right to vote in the United States began in
1848 at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Women
did not get the right to vote until seventy years later when the Nineteenth
Amendment became part of the United States Constitution.

Amendment 19 (1920) - The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of
sex.

After the House of Representatives and the Senate approved the amendment
on June 4, 1919, 36 out of the 48 states had to also approve the amendment.
After thirty-six states ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, it was proclaimed part
of the U.S. Constitution on August 26, 1920.

Connecticut and Vermont ratified it shortly after the needed 36. Ten states did not approve.

Using the information below, map the states in the order of ratification of the 19th Amendment.

Print out a map here: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/us_nl.pdf


DIRECTIONS:

1. Use the color red to identify the first 10 states to ratify the 19th
Amendment.

2. Color the next 10 states to ratify the 19th Amendment in blue.

3. Use green to color in the next 10 states.

4. Color the last 6 states needed to ratify the Amendment in purple.

5.Color any states orange if they did not ratify the 19th Amendment by
August 26, 1920.

6.Title your map and make a color key for your map,
36 States Ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Arizona - February 12, 1920
Arkansas - July 28, 1919
California - November 1, 1919
Colorado - December 15, 1919
Idaho - February 11, 1920
Illinois - June 10, 1919
Indiana - January 16, 1920
Iowa - July 2, 1919
Kansas, June 16, 1919
Kentucky - January 6, 1920
Maine - November 5, 1919
Massachusetts - June 25, 1919
Michigan - June 10, 1919
Minnesota - September 8, 1919
Missouri - July 3, 1919
Montana - August 2, 1919
Nebraska - August 2, 1919
Nevada - February 7, 1920
New Hampshire - September 10, 1919
New Jersey - February 9, 1920
New York - June 16, 1919
New Mexico - February 21, 1920
North Dakota - December 1, 1919
Ohio June 16, 1919
Oklahoma - February 28, 1920
Oregon - January 13, 1920
Pennsylvania - June 24, 1919
Rhode Island - January 6, 1920
South Dakota - December 4, 1919
Tennessee - August 18, 1920
Texas - June 28,1919
Utah - October 2, 1919
Washington - March 22, 1920
West Virginia - March 10, 1920
Wisconsin - June 10, 1919
Wyoming - January 27, 1920

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