Lesson Three

Student Small Group Activity (30-35 minutes)

1. Before beginning, display suffrage vocabulary list prominently in the classroom. Some students might need individual copies of the list.
2. Divide students into small groups.
3. Distribute several primary source documents to each group.
4. Instruct students to examine the documents and to identify strategies that were used by suffragists to influence and change attitudes about suffrage for women.
5. Have each group generate a list of these suffrage strategies.
6. Have a reporter from each group share identified strategies.
7. Compile a class list.

1. Before beginning, appoint a class recorder to take notes on chart paper.
2. Discuss the importance of women having the right to vote.
3. Discuss the struggle and strategies they used to earn suffrage.
4. Discussion questions might include:
   • Why is women's vote important today?
   • Do more men than women vote today? Why or why not?
   • Is it important to vote?
   • Why do you think people vote?
   • Why do you think people don't vote.