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Teaching with Historic Places: The M’Clintock House; A Home to the Women’s Rights Movement
This lesson plan will explore how the Quakers were interested in antislavery and women’s rights, and how the M’Clintock family lent their support to the Seneca Falls convention by providing experience in the planning and preparation for hosting conventions.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Seventh Grade-Twelfth Grade
- Subjects:
- African American History and Culture, Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Law, Education, Family Life, History, Law, Religion, Slavery, Women's History
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Catharine Blaine: Seneca Falls and the Women’s Rights Movement in Washington State (middle school and high school level)
This lesson plan examines the life of Catharine Paine Blaine, an attendee of the Seneca Falls Convention who traveled from Seneca Falls, New York to Washington Territory in the 1850s. Using everyday items that Catharine brought with her to the Pacific Northwest, your students will explore how eastern settlers brought both objects and ideas with them as they traveled. Students will examine primary sources and make connections to their own experiences.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Seventh Grade-Twelfth Grade
- Subjects:
- Community, Family Life, Geography, History, Immigration, Pioneer America, Religion, Westward Expansion, Women's History
- National/State Standards:
- Washington state standards in Social Studies, Civics, Reading, Writing, and Art. Meets New York state’s Social Studies standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 3.2, 5.1, and 5.3.
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Catharine Blaine: Seneca Falls and the Women’s Rights Movement in Washington State (Elementary school level)
This lesson plan examines the life of Catharine Paine Blaine, an attendee of the Seneca Falls Convention who traveled from Seneca Falls, New York to Washington Territory in the 1850s. Using everyday items that Catharine brought with her to the Pacific Northwest, your students will explore how eastern settlers brought both objects and ideas with them as they traveled. Students will examine primary sources and make connections to their own experiences.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Fourth Grade-Sixth Grade
- Subjects:
- Community, Family Life, Geography, History, Pioneer America, Religion, Westward Expansion, Women's History
- National/State Standards:
- Washington state standards in Social Studies, Civics, Reading, Writing, and Art. Mets New York state’s Social Studies standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 3.2, 5.1, and 5.3.
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An American Story – The Jerry Rescue of 1851
In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which said that all runaway slaves had to be returned to their masters, even if they had gained their freedom by escaping to a “free state”. On October 1st, 1851, an Abolitionist political party was holding an Anti-Slavery Convention in Syracuse, NY. That same day, a runaway slave named William “Jerry” Henry was arrested and jailed under the Fugitive Slave Law by federal marshals. If you were there, what would you do? What actually did happen?
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Fifth Grade-Adult Education (general)
- Subjects:
- African American History and Culture, Constitutional Law, History, Slavery
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Oh No you Can’t: What Women in New York in 1848 Could NOT do in 1848
In the 1840s and 1850s, Women in New York State were restricted from many different activities. The Seneca Falls Convention was called to address many of these issues. Supporters of the women’s rights movement had previously worked in other reform movements, such as antislavery and temperance. The ideas and tools used in the women’s rights movement came directly from these earlier reform movements.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Seventh Grade-Adult Education (general)
- Subjects:
- Community, Constitutional Law, Family Life, History, Leadership, Religion, Women's History
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Video: Bad Romance: Woman’s Suffrage
The 19th amendment to the Constitution gave all women of legal age the right to vote. This lesson plan will explore the various means of non-violent protests used by Alice Paul and the National Women’s Party (NWP). It will address such ideas as the Silent Sentinels at the White House, and the imprisonment of suffragists for their protest activities. This lesson plan is an accompaniment to the video Bad Romance: Women’s Suffrage.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Sixth Grade-Adult Education (general)
- Subjects:
- Civil Rights Movement, Constitutional Amendments, Family Life, History, Women's History
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Dress Reformers and Their Fight for Equality – 19th century Heroines
In the mid-19th century, society expected women to wear long and heavy skirts and tight corsets. If they were cooking, carrying a baby, or working in a mill, this clothing could become dangerous. In the early 1850s, Elizabeth Smith Miller introduced a new clothing style that allowed freedom of movement and decreased hazards. Learn how this style of dress not only provided freedom of movement, but also became a symbol of women’s rights.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Fourth Grade
- Subjects:
- Family Life, Fire Safety, Health, History, Women's History
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Scavenger Hunt for Elementary School Students; Grades 1 – 4
Help your class get the most out of the exhibits in our museum by using our scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt will disburse your class throughout the museum and allow them to be inquisitive as they search for answers to questions about the First Women’s Rights Convention, the women’s rights movement, and the people who inspired and led the movement. Just download the scavenger hunt (in either PDF or MSWord format), print and distribute it to your students before you visit the park.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- First Grade-Fourth Grade
- Subjects:
- African American History and Culture, Social Studies, Women's History
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Scavenger Hunt for High School Students; Grades 9 – 12
Help your class get the most out of the exhibits in our museum by using our scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt will disburse your class throughout the museum and allow them to be inquisitive as they search for answers to questions about the First Women’s Rights Convention, the women’s rights movement, and the people who inspired and led the movement. Just download the scavenger hunt (in either PDF or MSWord format), print and distribute it to your students before you visit the park.
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- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Ninth Grade
- Subjects:
- African American History and Culture, Civil Rights Movement, Constitutional Amendments, Education, Family Life, History, Journalism, Law, Religion, Slavery, Social Studies, Women's History
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Scavenger Hunt for Middle School Students; Grades 5 – 8
Help your class get the most out of the exhibits in our museum by using our scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt will disburse your class throughout the museum and allow them to be inquisitive as they search for answers to questions about the First Women’s Rights Convention, the women’s rights movement, and the people who inspired and led the movement. Just download the scavenger hunt (in either PDF or MSWord format), print and distribute it to your students before you visit the park.
- Type:
- Lesson Plans
- Grade level:
- Fifth Grade-Eighth Grade
- Subjects:
- African American History and Culture, Civil Rights Movement, Education, History, Slavery, Social Studies, Women's History
Did You Know?
Did you know that one of the organizers of the First Women's Rights Convention in America, Martha Coffin Wright, frequently housed fugitive slaves in her kitchen? More...