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The Fight for Full Access to Voting Rights Continues | Carrie Chapman Catt Instructional VideoThe Fight for Full Access to Voting Rights Continues | Carrie Chapman Catt Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:40
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
45 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2019
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The Fight for Full Access to Voting Rights Continues | Carrie Chapman Catt

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"Hard Won, Not Done" is the big idea behind a short PBS video that celebrates the efforts of early suffragists like Carrie Chapman Catt and underscores the work that still needs to be done to ensure voting rights for all U.S. citizens.

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Concepts

suffrage, the suffrage movement, women's suffrage, women's history, women's history month, the nineteenth amendment, voting rights, the voting rights act

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups research current voting rights issues including controversies over voting by mail, voter identification, and polling places

Classroom Considerations

  • Part of the PBS Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women series

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  • Support materials include a suggested research activity, discussion questions, and a link to an interactive timeline and social media clips

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