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Women's Suffrage

Women's Suffrage

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5th Grade

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LAKESHA FORD

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How did the rights and roles of women change in the 20th Century?

By LAKESHA FORD

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Words to Know

suffrage: the right to vote in elections
19th Amendment - granted women's suffrage (the right to vote) in 1920



Let's discuss: What do you already know about women's rights? What would you like to know?

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The purpose of the 19th Amendment was to grant women the right to vote.

What was the purpose of the 19th amendement?

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Suffrage Timeline

  • 1870- The first suffrage organization was founded in Virginia.

  • 1917- Pauline Adams was arrested for waving suffrage banners. She served 60 days.

  • 1920- The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women suffrage.

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Maggie L. Walker was an African American leader from Virginia who supported equal rights for women.

Who was Maggie L. Walker?

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​​Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank and become a bank president.
Let's discuss: What may be different today if Maggie L. Walker did not exist?

Maggie L. Walker

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How did the rights and roles of women change in the 20th Century?

By LAKESHA FORD

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