slides from a February 2016 presentation in Boise, Idaho

1. TEACHING
WOMEN’S
SUFFRAGE
Dr. Leslie Madsen-Brooks
Associate Professor of History
Director, Instructional Design
& Educational Assessment
Boise State University

2. The history of mankind
is a history of repeated
injuries and usurpations
on the part of man
toward woman, having in
direct object the
establishment of an
absolute tyranny over
her.
Declaration of Sentiments
Woman’s Rights Convention
Seneca Falls
18481848

3. Amendment XIX
19201920
The right of citizens of
the United States to vote
shall not be denied or
abridged by the United
States or by any state on
account of sex.

4. By the end of this session, teachers will:
➤ be able to explain the intersections of race and gender in
the fight for and against women’s suffrage.
➤ demonstrate how to employ images as fruitful primary
sources in teaching the history of women’s suffrage.
➤ know where to find more information about women’s
suffrage in the U.S., including primary sources.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

5. PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS:
DOCUMENTS
➤ Work together to analyze the document
assigned to your group. (Divvy up paragraphs
as necessary.)
➤ Use the document analysis worksheet.
➤ Be prepared to report your findings.

6. PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS:
IMAGES
➤ Work together to analyze the image assigned to
your group.
➤ Use the photo or cartoon analysis worksheet, as
appropriate.
➤ Be prepared to report your findings.

7. “The apotheosis of suffrage” by George Coffin, 1896

8. Source
The Apotheosis of George Washington by Constantino Brumidi, 1865