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Analysis Worksheet: The Declaration of Sentiments

This worksheet helps students analyze the 1848 Declaration of Sentiments.

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, Reading Supports, Voting
Item Type: Worksheet
Date: 2010

John Adams Explains Why Men Without Property Should Not Be Able to Vote (with text supports)

James Sullivan, a state court judge in Massachusetts and colleague of John Adams, was often sympathetic to those who thought women and non-elite men should have a voice in the new nation’s government. Adams disagreed, explaining to Sullivan why men without property and women should be excluded. Some spelling changes and edits have been made to…

Tags: John Adams, Reading Supports, Voting
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Date: 1776

John Adams Explains Why Women Should Not Be Able to Vote (with text supports)

James Sullivan, a state court judge in Massachusetts and colleague of John Adams, was often sympathetic to those who thought women and non-elite men should have a voice in the new nation’s government. Adams disagreed, explaining to Sullivan why women and the poor should be excluded. Some spelling changes and edits have been made to improve…

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, John Adams, Reading Supports, Voting
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Date: 1776

The 14th and 15th Amendments

Following the Civil War and abolition of slavery, Republicans in Congress passed reconstruction laws meant to guarantee full citizenship and suffrage to African Americans. The 14th amendment required states to guarantee the rights of all citizens, including the right to vote for male inhabitants over the age of 21. The 14th amendment also contained…

Tags: Civil Rights and Citizenship, Constitution and Government, Voting
Item Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Analysis Worksheets: "Social Movements and Constitutional Change: Women's Suffrage"

These worksheets are designed to help students analyze nine primary sources in the activity "Social Movements and Constitutional Change: Women's Suffrage." Also included here are the answer keys for the worksheets.

Tags: Reading Supports, Social Movements, Voting
Item Type: Worksheet
Date: 2010

Social Movements and Constitutional Change: Women's Suffrage

In this activity, students analyze documents to arrange events on a timeline of women's suffrage. The timeline and documents will help students understand the intersection of social movements and constitutional change. This activity can be modified by reducing the number of documents. An optional Smartboard Notebook file is included to facilitate…

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, Reading Supports, Smartboard, Social Movements, TAH, Voting
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Date: 2010

The National Women's Party Pickets the White House

A new militant suffrage group, the National Women’s Party (NWP), formed in 1916. Led by Alice Paul, the NWP began picketing the White House. The militants criticized President Woodrow Wilson for going to war “to make the world safe for democracy” in World War I, while in the United States women were denied the right to vote.…

Tags: Alice Paul, Gender and Sexuality, Reading Supports, Social Movements, Voting
Item Type: Photograph
Date: 1917

Maps of Women's Suffrage Prior to the 19th Amendment

Although early suffragists were not successful in passing a federal constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote, activists worked hard at the local and state levels throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They formed local organizations, proposed new state laws, and campaigned for state-wide referenda that gave women the…

Tags: Civil Rights and Citizenship, Gender and Sexuality, Reading Supports, Voting
Item Type: Map
Date: 1880

The Supreme Courts Declares Women “Unfit for Civil Life”

In 1869, Myra Bradwell sought to join the Illinois bar so that she could practice law. She had already studied law and began publishing Chicago Legal News, a weekly newspaper about court cases and laws around the nation. Although she passed the tests to become a lawyer, the Illinois State Supreme Court rejected her, saying she was a married woman…

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, Voting
Item Type: Laws/Court Cases
Date: 1873

The Declaration of Sentiments (short version with text supports)

In 1848 a group of 300 women and men, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, met in Seneca Falls, New York to outline a list of demands for women’s equality. The Declaration of Sentiments, modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence, included a list of grievances directed at the male-led government. It was signed by…

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, Reading Supports, Voting
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Date: 1848

Items tagged Voting (37 total)