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Overview
Women have made vital but often little-known contributions to American history. These lesson plans and videos are based on History Detectives episodes that examine artifacts which provide clues to how women have been integral in the visual arts, in fighting political causes and on battlefields. They offer students opportunities to hold a history-based political convention, create visual arts designs, and do biographical research.
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Women's Suffrage Pennant
Spotlight on a pennant for women’s suffrage from the early 1900s. This video should be watched with the class before carrying out the "Women’s Suffrage Parading Through History: Debating Women's Suffrage" lesson plan and "Women's Suffrage" activity.
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Tiffany Window
Spotlight on women artists who created Louis Comfort stained glass windows at the turn of the 20th century. This video should be watched with the class before carrying out the "Glass Windows and Glass Ceilings: Researching Women Artists of the 20th Century" lesson plan and "Women Artists in the Workplace" activity.
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Holly Epstein Ojalvo, Sandhya Nankani (Literary Safari)
Learn about the women’s rights movement in the 1900’s and discover how propaganda was used to both support and disapprove of women’s suffrage. Explore the roles of women in the art world during the early 20th century.
