How did Susan B. Anthony change the course of history for women in the United States? Introduce the passionate work that both Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton put forth for women's rights and the suffrage movement in the early twentieth century.

Concepts

women's history, women's rights, women's suffrage, susan b. anthony, famous women, elizabeth cady stanton, suffrage, the suffrage movement

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this video to segue into a discussion of the privilege of voting in a democracy, and how it is perceived or perhaps taken for granted today

Classroom Considerations

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• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Engaging, dynamic video
• Includes several photographs illustrating the historical period
• Commentary provided by historians through interview excerpts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7