UNIT 5: EQUALITY AND

POWERLESSON 5.2: THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS

MOVEMENT

FOCUS What was the main idea of Hobbes “social contract”. According to John Locke, what are the natural rights

of man? How did John Locke influence Thomas Jefferson’s

Declaration of Independence? How did Montesquieu influence the Founding

Fathers? Beccaria? Voltaire? What are the impacts of the Enlightenment? How did the Enlightenment influence the US

Constitution. How does knowing about the Enlightenment help us

understand equality?

ACTIVATE WHAT DOES THE WORD “SUFFRAGE”

MEAN? WHY IS SUFFRAGE SO IMPORTANT TO

EQUALITY?

A TIMELINE OF THE EARLY WOMAN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT http://www.historynet.com/womens-right

s List what you believe to be the 5 most

important dates in regard to the women’s rights movement.

AP 1 Of the 5 dates that you chose, which do

you believe to be the most significant? Explain your answer in 1 sentence.

ACTIVITY Women’s Wrongs by J. Elizabeth Jones

AP 2: TALKING HEADS 1’s Why does Jones Not like the term

Women’s Rights? According to Jones, what is the basis of

the “contest” being fought for the enslaved African Americans?

2’s Who does Jones blame for the “present

degraded condition of women”? What argument does Jones make to

explain why many women do not believe they are denied equal rights?

ACTIVITY http://tps.govst.edu/projects/cporlier/pdf

/Ed%20Helper%20Womens%20Suffrage.PDF

AP 3: WORD SPLASH

LEARNING LOG Pros/cons of suffrage (letters from the

editors) Suffrage Respond to the following

prompt “If women were given the right to vote then……”

How does knowing about women’s suffrage help us understand the concept of equality?