The process of ratifying a new amendment to the United States constitution is designed to be difficult. A short video details the struggles to pass the 19th Amendment, the role Carrie Chapman Catt played in the ratification drive, and why the vote in Tennessee was seen to be key to the passage of the amendment.

Concepts

the nineteenth amendment, women's suffrage, women's history, famous women, world war i, suffrage, the suffrage movement

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a study of the Suffrage Movement, Women's History Month and Progressive Era women, or of how amendments are made to the United States constitution
• Have groups investigate the struggles to pass other amendments, especially the Equal Rights Amendment

Classroom Considerations

• Part of the PBS Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women collection
• The video segment is part of a full-length documentary 

Pros

• Support materials include links to the "Warrior for Women" website, to a collection of primary source materials, to digital resources about Progressive Era women, and to activities and discussion questions

Cons

• None