“Woman and American History”

A Study of Struggle

Presented by: Ms. Skeete

School 17

Grade 4

Yonkers, New York

Abigail Adams

We look upon our Constitution and the framers as great democrats. After all, they created a republic with a Bill of Rights and freedoms no other civilization had ever attained; voting, freedom of speech, press, religion and majority rule. But was this a “true” democracy?” In fact, only a few could vote and many were excluded from the democratic process. The largest of these who were excluded were woman. Moreover, they did not have the same rights that men did under the original constitution. Land ownership, divorce, inheritance and legal rights were only some of the liberties that were exclusive to only men.

Even today, where are the women in history? Why do we hear and read of explorers and the men who led the colonies? From Christopher Columbus to Henry Hudson, women seemed to have vanished into thin air. What can we do to find them? When students read their history books, they can not find the true heroes of our country; woman. They played critical roles in war, American industrialization and the fight for civil rights. Yet can you name three great leaders?

In this web quest, you will be asked to uncover the whereabouts of these women, interview them and report on what they were doing while the men were conquering New York. On your journey, you will discover one of the greatest rights women fought for and won. You will be an investigator, historian and public policy analyst all rolled into one. Your findings will be used inform our students in school 17, as to the realities of woman in our nation’s history. GOOD LUCK!!!

Antonia Novello

In groups of 4 you will:

1. Research women during and after the colonial era who have made contributions to the history of New York

2. Use the American History Public Policy Analyst to guide your research

3. Be responsible for a five minute poster presentation explaining the struggles and challenges these women faced in colonial times that defines the social problem at the time. Each student will include their research on one specific woman from either the colonial times to the present. On your group posters, arrange photographs and information on what these women had in common in terms of their accomplishments and contributions to society. Each person will discuss the woman they researched. Your poster and oral report MUST also include all four steps of the AHPPA in your poster.

4. Be sure to also include a conclusion to your poster presentation, which will discuss the social problem that these women faced how it affects women today based on the evidences you gathered.

SUFFRAGE PARADE, NYC 1912

Women did not have equal rights. Women were given subservient roles in history. They were not as important as the roles men played in history. Discover some of the important things women did that you can read about today. What is the right that women won and still exercise today? Each group is a Public Policy Analyst and will research their group’s assignment and respond on their group’s policy.

Each group will use and complete the AHPPA that investigates the social problems that woman faced in American History. As Public Policy Analyst, you will use steps to complete your presentations. The group will be responsible for completing the worksheets on the links below. You will use the web sites in the “resource” section along with outside material to complete the four worksheets. These four steps will form the outline for your poster and oral presentation

STEP # 1: Defining the Social Problem,

STEP # 2: Gathering the Evidence,

STEP # 3: Determining the Causes

STEP # 4: Evaluate the Policy

FURTHER GROUP RESPONSIBILITIES—Each group will investigate and include the following in their individual poster presentations.

These will be included in one of the four steps of the AHPPA

Group One will research colonial women and their roles in history (chose 2-3 women)

Group Two will research the current social policy that governs women’s rights and compare it to the struggle women had at the turn of the century.

Group Three will research the 19^th amendment and explain how women won this right. Present the original amendment that excluded women.

Group Four will research the result of the struggle in present day and the roles women have today.

You will be assigned roles within your groups as follows:

Recorder – The recorder will be responsible for taking notes and assist in research

Researcher – will be responsible for finding and collaborating with the recorder

Time Keeper – keeps the group on track, meets with group to hand out teacher assignments, assists in research.

Presenter – will be the main presenter, and assigns what roles the other will do during the presentation.

GENERAL WEB SITES

WWW.GOOGLE.COM

WWW.YAHOO.COM

SPECIFIC WEB SITE

Elizabeth Stanton Cady

Women who changed the world

Women inventors

The fight for Women’s Rights

Colonial Women

Research Poster Report Presentation : Women's Rights

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Teacher Name: Ms. Skeete

CATEGORY	4 EXCELLENT	3 VERY GOOD	2 SATISFACTORY	1 NEEDS REVISION
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Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.

From completing this web quest, you should have learned how women struggled, fought for and won their rights. You’ll have researched The Feminist movement or Women’s Suffrage, the 19^th amendment, Colonial Women such as Betsy Ross and others that contributed to the U.S. and New York. In now understand the background of Hillary Clinton’s rise to “Presidential Candidate”. You have learned the difference between the past and the present movement where women today have more opportunities than those of the past. You have seen where woman are going and where they have been. You have also identified the public policy of the past and compared it with the public policy today. You have became a historian and public policy analysts and have investigated the impact woman have made on the American society. You have also seen the injustice that woman have faced throughout history. Because you are living in a democracy you can express your beliefs and make a difference! THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

Social Studies

Standard 1:   History of the United States and New York

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.

Standard 2:   World History

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.

Standard 5:   Civics, Citizenship, and Government

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.

English Language Arts

1- Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.

3- Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.