The TransAtlantic Suffrage Movement Elizabeth Mulcahy emulcahyk 12

The Trans-Atlantic Suffrage Movement Elizabeth Mulcahy emulcahy@k 12 albemarle. org VCSS 2014

Agenda Virginia on the World Stage Hands on History Library Trans-Atlantic Suffrage Movement Lesson Resources to Use in Your Classroom

Who was Lady Astor? Defining a person through their words

Political Exchange Between Appeasement vs. Armament "Winston, if I were married to you I'd put poison in your coffee". . "Nancy, if I were married to you I'd drink it. "

§ Nancy Astor: Winston, you are drunk. Winston Churchill: And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning! § “having a woman in Parliament is like having one intrude” on him “in the bathroom”, she serenely replied: “You’re not handsome enough to have such fears”,

America on the World Stage Teaching America History Grant Hands on History Library Teaching Fellows Projects & Travel UK Fellows Collaboration

To what extent was the women’s suffrage movement in the US and Great Britain similar? In what ways can the two movements be compared?

Suffrage Stations For each station … 1. Place each document on your timeline and summarize the information presented in 10 words or less (share information between group members) 2. Create a specific visual representing the ideas within the documents – directions and an example for the visual is at each station (one per group)

Suffrage Stations 1. Foundations/Goals – Word Collage 2. Actions – CD Cover 3. Negative Reactions – Cinquain Poem 4. Results – Bumper Sticker *Divide your group poster into four sections (how to do this is up to your group)

Virginia did not officially ratify the 19 th Amendment until 1952 (but women started voting in 1920)

Was the suffrage movement in the US or in Great Britain more successful? Think about it Individually Pair with a partner & discuss Share with the whole group

Are radical actions more effective that conservative? Why was suffrage not achieved after the events of 1913?

RAFT Role (choose British or American) – Politician, Suffragette, Observer, Husband of a suffragist Audience – President/Prime Minister, Congress/Parliament, Relative in the opposite country, General Public Format – Newspaper Editorial, letter, Speech, Song Topic – Protests, Elections, Temperance, Pacifism, Anti-Suffrage leagues *Follow the grading rubric on the handout

Student Lesson Differentiation AP/Honors Level – Treat the Document Packet as a DBQ answering the guiding question Advanced/College Prep – Stations Activity then either respond to the guiding question or complete the RAFT activity Standard – Reduce the number of documents and/or work through them together then complete the RAFT

Docsteach. org Create your own activity or use one of the ones already created: Weighing the Evidence: Should Women Be Give the Right to Vote http: //docsteach. org/activities/1808 Mapping History: Breakdown of Women’s Suffrage – http: //docsteach. org/activities/4036 Compare & Contrast: The Suffrage and Civil Rights Movements http: //docsteach. org/activities/5725

Fun Classroom Videos Bad Romance: Women’s Suffrage https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=IYQh. RCs 9 IHM Suffrage Right to Vote School House Rocks https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Kjafum. P 1 db. U Crash Course: Women’s Suffrage https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HGEMsc. Z E 5 d. Y