1.2 Using the Suffragettes photograph
Introductory script
In today’s lesson, we will be getting to know Dr. Rosamonde Boyd, a woman who was alive when the Nineteenth Amendment was passed by Congress. As you know from your studies, women who were advocating for their right to vote were known as “suffragettes,” a female derivative of the noun suffrage, which means the right to vote. Since 1848, suffragettes were responsible for meeting, organizing, marching in streets, and staging other protests, as these women did in front of the White House.
The photograph
Follow-up questions
- The women pictured here are also university students. Look closely at the white sashes they wear. What university names can you read?
- Contrast the women in this photograph to the woman portrayed in the cartoon.
- What other visual clues do you have as to the location and time of year of the photograph?
- What is your impression of the attitude and emotional state of these picketers. How do they compare to protests you have seen in the news?
Contents
- 1 For teachers
- 1.1Lesson plan: Changing roles of women
- 1.2Using the Suffragettes photograph
- 1.3Using the Suffragettes interview
- 1.4Using the Women's “Libbers” photograph
- 1.5Using the Women's “Libbers” interview
- 1.6Using the Society's Attitudes towards Women interview
- 1.7Using the Political Theories interview
- 1.8Using the Domestic Historical Perspective interview
- 1.9Using the International Historical Perspective interview
- 2 For students
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