| Students examine a variety of primary source documents related to the women's suffrage movement. They identify different methods people used to influence and change attitudes and beliefs about suffrage for women. Students then create original documents encouraging citizens to vote in current elections.
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| Objectives: |
| Students will: Examine a variety of primary source documents to learn about the history of suffrage for women; learn that there are many ways to influence and effect change; understand that it took the efforts of many people over time for women to gain the right to vote; and use their knowledge from studying the suffrage movement to create modern day election ephemera.
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| Grade Band: |
| K-4,5-8 |
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| Subjects: |
| Civics,U.S. History |
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| Authors: |
| Gail Petri and Doris Waud, 2000 American Memory Fellows, Library of Congress
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