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Topic/Theme: Women and the Fight for Equality
Time frame: 3 weeks
Class/Grade Level: 11thgrade- Advanced Placement United States
History
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 womensrights 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 20thcentury women experienced increased
empowerment toward career and educationaldevelopment.
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
19thcentury 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 20thcentury 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. Sheis often
used as a symbol of feminism and womens economic power.
3. The 19thAmendment 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 ofratifications 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 18thand
19thcenturies to the lives of women today.4. Express their own
conclusions and findings about equality and rights orally and in
writing.
