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A close look at the history of African American voting rights can launch a lively classroom discussion about present-day democratic struggles.
Type: Journal article
Examining the featured nineteenth- and early twentieth-century documents from women to Congress regarding voting rights can launch a fascinating classroom lesson on women’s suffrage and the First Amendment right to petition.
Type: Journal article
Investigating with students how women suffragists used images and symbols to influence public opinion can spark an engaging lesson on the Nineteenth Amendment.
Type: Journal article
This 2020 issue of Social Education, marking the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, seeks to broaden understanding of the suffrage story in several ways: by considering the strategies and tactics used by the suffragists to foment their agitation; by acknowledging the ways in which further work was needed to secure voting and other rights for all women; by acknowledging the need for women in positions of political leadership and for stories about their accomplishments; and by placing the U.S. women’s suffrage story within the context of the larger struggle for women’s rights…
Type: Journal article
The featured telegraph to President Abraham Lincoln from a gas-filled balloon, along with accompanying photographs, can launch a fascinating lesson on the Civil War and nineteenth-century technology.
Type: Journal article
Comparing questions from the 1920 Census and the 2020 Census can be a great jumping off point into a lesson on the importance of a national count and how Census questions reflect the prior decade.
Type: Journal article
Examining statistical atlases from the nineteenth century offers students a unique opportunity to practice geographic thinking and data literacy skills.
Type: Journal article
Inviting students to ponder the meaning of secure elections can launch an important discussion about public trust in election results.
Type: Journal article
This inquiry, which explores the current debate on what should be done with Confederate monuments, engages students in historical, geographic and civic skills.
Type: Journal article
<p>The upcoming anniversaries of the Fifteenth and Nineteenth amendments offer an ideal opportunity to facilitate a classroom debate on whether these suffrage amendments succeeded in guaranteeing the right to vote.</p>
Type: Journal article