This lesson helps students understand discrimination against women. Students will analyze women's role in government and leadership. Students know and understand the chronological organization of history and are able to group people and events into major eras to identify and explain historical relationships.
Students know how to use various processes and resources of historical inquiry.
Compare information about the past to present-day situations and problems. Given a timeline with only the years indicated, students accurately match a list of events to the year on the timeline. Statue of Liberty is dedicated 1917 Jeannette Rankin, 1st woman congressman elected 1920 19th Amend. The first woman elected president of the United States. Students write an analytical response to information about women's participation in government on the timeline.