Women in Positions of Power in Government
8 items
Jeannette Rankin: Nothing Left but My Integrity
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
45 Min
In this lesson, students will review and evaluate the actions of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to U.S. Congress, the only woman to vote in Congress to extend the franchise to women, and the only person to have voted against the declarations of war in both World Wars. They will use her story to help understand how to act with integrity in their own lives.
45 Min
Women in the Political World Today
Lesson - 4 Activities
Lesson
4 Activities
65 Min
What impact did the Nineteenth Amendment have on American Society and what of issues concern women today? Students will evaluate trends in reform movements towards equality in the twentieth century.
65 Min
A Peaceful World: Eleanor Roosevelt, the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Diligence
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
45 Min
In this lesson, students will learn about Eleanor Roosevelt’s diligence in helping to craft the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights. Students will learn how their diligence can help them advance freedom for themselves and others.
45 Min
Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson
Essay - 1922 Words
Essay
1922 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain how the Great Depression and the New Deal impacted American political, social, and economic life over time.
Barbara Jordan, Watergate, and Justice
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
45 Min
In this lesson, students will learn how Barbara Jordan sought justice during the Watergate scandal. They will also learn how they can protect justice in their lives.
45 Min
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Stand for Justice
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
45 Min
In this lesson, students will learn about Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s role in the women’s suffrage movement. They will explore how her actions conformed to the ideas of justice and the many obstacles she had to overcome in achieving her purpose. Through her example, they will learn how they can pursue justice in their own lives.
45 Min
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Stronghold of the Fortress | BRI’s Homework Help Series
Video
Video
3 Min
In this Homework Help Narrative, learn about the courage and determination of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the origins of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
3 Min
Abigail Adams: “Remember the Ladies” Mini DBQ
Lesson
Lesson
85 Min
Use this lesson with the Mercy Otis Warren Narrative and the Judith Sargent Murray Primary Source "On the Equality of the Sexes" to allow students to discuss gender roles and expectations in the founding period.