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Here are the teacher pack items for The Women’s Movement:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm the identities of twelve women listed on the cover of a Ms. Magazine anniversary issue. Then they learn about the second wave of feminist activity in the 1960s and 70s and examine how Title IX protects high school students. Next they examine a series of graphs about women’s earning power and write a narrative about the economic issues facing twenty-first century women. Finally they read the text of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, summarize arguments for and against, and create a poster in favor or opposed to ratification of the ERA. Objectives
Throughout many societies across time and location, women have lagged behind men in terms of social, economic, and political opportunity. The Suffragettes worked for decades to gain women the right to vote. During the civil rights era, a second wave of feminist activity arose. In this experience you will learn about some of women’s gains and issues still facing them.
Objectives
The 35th anniversary issue of Ms. magazine
The term Ms. is often associated with the feminist movement of the 1960s and the magazine by that name that debuted in 1972. The term actually has a much longer history. A 1901 Massachusetts newspaper wrote:
“There is a void in the English language…. Every one has been put in an embarrassing position by ignorance of the status of some woman. To call a maiden Mrs is only a shade worse than to insult a matron with the inferior title Miss... The abbreviation Ms is simple, it is easy to write, and the person concerned can translate it properly according to circumstances.”Look at the list of women named on the cover of the thirty-fifth anniversary edition of Ms. magazine. As a class, try to identify them all.
