Women’s

History
Month
Have women always had
the right to vote?
Should homework impact your final
grade more than a test?

VOTE NOT VOTE

 Perspective

NOT VOTE Red card students:

How did you feel
about not being
able to vote?
 BECAUSE women must obey the laws as men do
They should vote equally with men

BECAUSE women pay taxes just as men do, thus

supporting the government
They should vote equally with men
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BECAUSE women suffer from bad government just
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They should vote equally with men

BECAUSE women are citizens of a government of

the people, by the people, for the people, and
women are people.
They should vote equally with men
 Who can
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● US citizen
● 18 years or older
● Registered to vote
 Who cannot
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● Non-citizens of the US
● Convicted felons
● Mentally incapacitated
 Women’s Suffrage
● Began in the 1800s
● Woman suffrage supporters
lectured, wrote, marched,
lobbied, and practiced civil
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disobedience
0 ● Opponents heckled, jailed, and
sometimes physically abused
them
● The 19th Amendment was ratified
on August 18, 1920 giving
American women the right to
vote
 Why voting rights matter

“The right to vote is one of the most basic promises of our democracy. In a
democratic government, every person is considered equal and is empowered to
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both participate in their government and speak on the issues that impact their
0 daily lives. Through our votes, we’re able to express our values around concerns
like health care, climate change, criminal justice, taxes, and so much more.”

League of Women Voters

https://www.lwv.org/voting-rights
 What is an editorial
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cartoon?
 What is happening in
the scene?
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 What issue does the
cartoon address?
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 What do you think is the
cartoon’s message?
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 Who might disagree
with the message and
why?
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 On the following slide,
create speech bubbles for
the man and woman
depicting what you think
they might be saying.
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0 Keep in mind…..
reasons why women
should be guaranteed
the right to vote
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 Why is considering
the perspective of
the other side
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creating a persuasive
argument?