Women's Participation in Government and World War I
Votes & Victory
Women’s Participation in Government & World War I
Relevant Curricular Standards
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SS.1.A.1.1: Develop an understanding of a primary source.
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SS.1.A.2.1: Understand history tells the story of people and events of other times and places.
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SS.912.A.1.4: Analyze how images, symbols, objects, cartoons, graphs, charts, maps, and
artwork may be used to interpret the significance of time periods and events from the past.
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SS.912.A.1.6: Use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic relationships in
history.
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SS.912.A.4: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world
affairs through the end of World War I
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SS.912.AA.3: Identify significant events, figures, and contributions that shaped African
American life from 1865 to 1954
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SS.8.CG.2: Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of US citizens, and determine
methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system
Home Protection Ballot
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
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“The WCTU seeks the ballot for no selfish ends.
Asking for it only in the interest of the home,
which has been woman’s divinely appointed
province, there is no clamor for ‘rights.’” –Frances
Willard
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)
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Civic Motherhood
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“Woman’s place is in the home, but Home is not
contained within four walls. Home is the
community. The city is the Family. The school is
the Nursery. Badly do they need their mother.” –
Rheta Child Dorr
(Primary Source)
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“We want the ballot because the
liquor traffic is entrenched in law,
and law grows out of the will of
majorities, and majorities of
women are against the liquor
traffic.” –Frances Willard
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Anti-Lynching Laws
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National Association of
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Ida B. Wells
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Primary source: Nannie
Burroughs, “Black
Women and Reform”
Crisis
(1915)
Opposition
New Approaches
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The Beautiful Campaign
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Alice Paul
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Suffrage Parade, March 3, 1913
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Civil Disobedience
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Primary Source, Inez Haynes Irwin,
The Story of the
Woman’s Party
(New York, 1921)
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Women’s Committee of the
Council for National Defense
(WCND)
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Primary Source, “Negro Women in
War Work,” Alice Dunbar Nelson
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Women in Industry (later the US
Women’s Bureau)
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Parades, Food Conservation,
Nurses
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Labor
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“When men go awarring, women
go to work. War compels them to
work. That is one of its merits.” –
Harritot Stanton Blatch
Explore the historical context of women's involvement in government and civil rights movements during World War I. From suffrage campaigns to social reform initiatives, this content delves into primary sources and significant events that shaped the changing role of women in society.
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Votes & Victory Women s Participation in Government & World War I
Relevant Curricular Standards SS.1.A.1.1: Develop an understanding of a primary source. SS.1.A.2.1: Understand history tells the story of people and events of other times and places. SS.912.A.1.4: Analyze how images, symbols, objects, cartoons, graphs, charts, maps, and artwork may be used to interpret the significance of time periods and events from the past. SS.912.A.1.6: Use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic relationships in history. SS.912.A.4: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I SS.912.AA.3: Identify significant events, figures, and contributions that shaped African American life from 1865 to 1954 SS.8.CG.2: Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of US citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system
Home Protection Ballot Women s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) The WCTU seeks the ballot for no selfish ends. Asking for it only in the interest of the home, which has been woman s divinely appointed province, there is no clamor for rights. Frances Willard General Federation of Women s Clubs (GFWC) Civic Motherhood Woman s place is in the home, but Home is not contained within four walls. Home is the community. The city is the Family. The school is the Nursery. Badly do they need their mother. Rheta Child Dorr (Primary Source)
We want the ballot because the liquor traffic is entrenched in law, and law grows out of the will of majorities, and majorities of women are against the liquor traffic. Frances Willard
Black Womens Suffrage Black Women s Suffrage Movement Movement Anti-Lynching Laws National Association of Colored Women s Clubs Ida B. Wells Primary source: Nannie Burroughs, Black Women and Reform Crisis (1915)
New Approaches The Beautiful Campaign Alice Paul Suffrage Parade, March 3, 1913 Civil Disobedience Primary Source, Inez Haynes Irwin, The Story of the Woman s Party (New York, 1921)
Preparedness & Patriotism Women s Committee of the Council for National Defense (WCND) Primary Source, Negro Women in War Work, Alice Dunbar Nelson Women in Industry (later the US Women s Bureau) Parades, Food Conservation, Nurses Labor When men go awarring, women go to work. War compels them to work. That is one of its merits. Harritot Stanton Blatch
