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Alice Paul and Civil Disobedience for Women’s Suffrage | Carrie Chapman Catt

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Within any political movement conflicts arise as to how to proceed, how to gain the desired goal. The movement to pass the 19th Amendment was no exception. A short PBS video contrasts the strategies of long-time suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt to the more militant approach favored by Alice Paul. 

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Concepts
civil rights, women's history, women's history month, suffrage, the suffrage movement, women's suffrage, civil disobedience, the nineteenth amendment
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social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • First, show the entire hour-long documentary, and then go into depth by showing the excerpts and completing the suggested activities for each clip
Classroom Considerations
  • The video excerpt is from the full-length Iowa PBS documentary Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women
  • One of 18 resources in the series
Pros
  • Support materials include suggestions for research projects, activities, discussion questions, and links to an interactive timeline, primary source materials, and a website
Cons
  • None