Lesson Plan to Accompany Video: Bad Romance: Woman’s Suffrage

Alice Paul, who later formed the National Woman's Party, organized the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington, DC.

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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 Woman’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.

Details:

• Grade Level: Sixth grade to adult education (general)

• Subject: Civil Rights Movement, Constitutional Amendments, Family Life, History, Women's History

• Duration: The teacher should allow two hours to complete this lesson plan.

• Group Size: Up to 36

• Setting: Classroom

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