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Topic/Theme: Women and the Fight for Equality Time frame: 3 weeks Class/Grade Level: 11th grade- Advanced Placement United States History

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Established Goals: (Including state standards) 1. Understand historical patterns, periods of time, and the relationship among elements. 2. Understand how and why people create, maintain, or change systems of power, authority and governance. 3. Understand the role of individuals and groups within a society as promoters of change or the status quo. Essential Questions: 1. What is equality? 2. Why have women been seen as inferior? 3. What drives patterns of distribution of rights in a society? 4. In what ways do people argue or disagree about the various roles people play in society? 5. What role does the media play in the construction of identity and ones place in society? 6. Is there still gender inequality today? 7. What institutions still promote inequality? 8. What are rights and who deserves them? Understandings: Students will understand that 1. Historically women have possessed fewer rights than men. 2. Inequality based on gender was influenced by both cultural views of women and institutionalized policies. 3. The womens rights movement in the United States occurred during a widespread world movement for equality. 4. The media plays a significant role in shaping the status of women in society. 5. After gaining the right to vote, the expectations and societal roles for women did not change. 6. The role of women in society has undergone several dramatic changes in the past century and a half.

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7. During the late 20th century women experienced increased empowerment toward career and educational development. 8. The Seneca Falls Convention was one of the most important incidents in the history of womens rights, producing the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments. 9. During the 19th century women make some strides towards equality involving estate and property law. 10. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony were major advocated for the expansion of womens rights. 11. During the 20th century women have played an increasing role in society in regards to government and economic participation. Knowledge: Students will know 1. The equality is generally defined as equal rights under the law and equal opportunity to enjoy human rights. 2. Rosie the Riveter was a cultural icon that represented American women who worked in factories during WWII. She is often used as a symbol of feminism and womens economic power. 3. The 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, and outlawed voting status based on gender. 4. The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. Passed both houses of Congress but failed to receive the requisite number of ratifications by the states before the final deadline. 5. Betty Friedan was a leading figure in the Womens Movement during the 1950s and 1960s. She wrote the book, Feminine Mystique, which is credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism. 6. After WWII, women who had gone to work to help the war effort were replaced by returning GIs. 7. After WWII the role of women in society shifted from working women to housewife. 8. Title IX was passed in 1972. Skills: Students will be able to 1. Read primary sources and analyze content for specific evidence. 2. Use internet and library research skills to find out about the ways in which women have changed roles in society. 3. Compare and contrast the lives of women during the 18th and 19th centuries to the lives of women today. 4. Express their own conclusions and findings about equality and rights orally and in writing.

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5. Describe and evaluate the historical significance of events throughout time. 6. Write a journal in correct journaling format. 7. Engage in a classroom debate using the appropriate debate format.

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