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Women's Rights Convention Headlines
Students analyze two sets of headlines about 19th century women's rights conventions for conflicting messages about point of view and about priorities for human rights for women and African Americans. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Confronting Racism in the Women's Suffrage Movement
Students analyze a pamphlet reprinting a speech by African American educator and suffragist Mary Church Terrell for messages about African American women's rights efforts and about racism in the women's suffrage movement. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Woman Suffrage in Wyoming Territory
Students analyze the front page of a newspaper for messages about Wyoming women becoming the first women to have the right to vote and about editorial choices to highlight women's suffrage. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Suffragists Rewrite the Constitution and the Bible
Students analyze an excerpt from "The Woman's Bible" and a magazine cover for messages about repurposing classic documents to further the cause of women's rights and about moral and ethical arguments for social justice. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Pro-suffrage Public Relation Campaigning
Students analyze a postcard, a advertisement and sheet music for messages about pro-suffrage messaging, purpose and target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women's Suffrage Movement Tactics
Students analyze two front pages for messages about pro-suffrage tactics and strategic use of media as an advocacy tool. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
"Women Vote in 12 States" Poster
Students analyze a poster for messages about state-by-state campaigning for women's suffrage laws and about pro-suffrage arguments to persuade male voters to vote for women's suffrage. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women Win the Vote and Use It
Students analyze a 1920 League of Women Voters poster for messages encouraging women to exercise their right to vote and about symbols of democratic values. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Women Fight for Social Justice: Then and Now
Students analyze 21st century posters and a book cover for messages about the intersection of women's rights with other social movements in the 19th century and now. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
1932 "The Girl I Love is a Democrat" Sheet Music
Media literacy and critical thinking activity analyzing a sheet music cover from the 1932 campaign for Franklin Roosevelt for messages about women, prohibition and target audience.
This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:
Unit: 1932-1944 The Personal PresidencyKit: Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
High School, College
Whole Class
Under 15 Minutes
Anti-Suffrage Editorial Cartoon
Students analyze an anti-suffrage cartoon for messages about point of view and pro-suffrage tactics. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Anti-Suffrage Media Forms and Arguments
Students analyze a poster, an editorial card and a stereo card for messages about media forms used to further anti-suffrage arguments. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Hear Our Voices”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Feminist Stereotyping in Comic Books
Students analyze a comic book cover for messages about young feminists' gender identity and about stereotypes. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Claiming Feminist Identities." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.
High School, College
Under 15 Minutes