Essential Question:
How did your person's experience reflect women's struggle for equality?
TASK: Choose a woman about whom you can find enough information about them and their accomplishments to conduct research. You must include the historical context of the time period for women. This is not a biographical essay.
Consider:
During the 20th and 21st centuries, women and women's groups in America worked hard to promote equality and bring about social change. Here are some of the strategies they used:
1. Community Organizing: Women's groups gathered to discuss important issues like equal pay and women's rights. They organized protests and community events to help everyone understand these problems and support one another.
2. Changing Laws: Organizations like the National Organization for Women (NOW) focused on changing unfair laws. They advocated for crucial changes, such as the Equal Rights Amendment, and took legal action to protect women from discrimination.
3. Media and Arts: Women's groups used TV, movies, and social media to challenge negative stereotypes about women. By sharing powerful stories and celebrating women's achievements, they helped promote the importance of equality and inspired others to be more inclusive.
4. Digital Activism: In the 21st century, women's movements really took advantage of the internet. Social media campaigns, trending hashtags, and online petitions helped mobilize millions of people and raise global awareness about issues like sexual harassment and reproductive rights. This made it easier to gather support and spread important messages quickly.
5. Grassroots Advocacy: Many women's groups encouraged people in their communities to talk to their elected officials, attend town hall meetings, and push for policy changes. This direct involvement helps hold leaders accountable and influence decisions that affect everyone.
These strategies and many more demonstrated how women have worked together to make a difference and fight for equality in society!
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Brainpop - check this out for information about selected women!
PBS has documentaries on the History of Women. Check out their site and do a search.
For Example: Not Done: Women Remaking America (Modern Women's Movement)
Explore these sources for ideas about women to choose for the project:
Breaking Barriers: Women's History Museum
Influential Women of the 21St Century
National Women's History Alliance - Biographies
National Women's History Museum - Biographies
Destiny Library Catalog: Put in the name or topic to see if there is information about your woman.
