Historians familiar with the classic documentary one woman, one vote 1996 will be amused by how the suffragists have been updated and recast to. Have students watch the following chapters from iron jawed angels and pose the questions below. Using film to teach authentic leadership journal of leadership. Iron jawed angels, a recent film by hbo, dramatizes the final years of the american woman suffrage movement, from 1912 to the winning of the vote in 1920. Details the struggle for women gaining the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th amendment. Iron jawed angels lesson plans from movies and film. Wed 14 2012 today, when it seems that everyone is getting a makeover, so are the suffragists. Resources for educators carrie chapman catt center for women. Valiant women of the vote pdf, national womens history alliance. Attached is an extensive lesson plan for the movie iron jawed angels.
Dec 9, 2016 iron jawed angels lesson plans from movies and film womens suffrage. Iron jawed angels is an important history lesson told in. The film, iron jawed angels, facilitates this lesson, as students are. Antisuffragists lesson plan central historical questions. According to the movie, iron jawed angels, why did so many. It was filmed in virginia, produced by hbo films, and released in 2004.
Utilizing film as a teaching tool in a personal leadership development course helped. The pair presents a plan to the national american womans suffrage. Included is a 1 week worth of lesson plans for the film. See page 3 of this guide for a reproducible worksheet on this topic. Show the students the clip from iron jawed angels that outlines the differences. In its profound depiction of a vital historical moment and in its resonance of womens issues today iron jawed angels is indeed an important feminist film i had intended this post to be in conjunction with a hillary clinton win.
Alice paul and many others took the position that president wilson was forced to change his position by the women of the nwp who picketed the white house and endured torture in jail. Use these discussion questions to help students delve deeper into the. Relations between the american government and the nwp protesters also intensify, as many women are. Analyzing the hbo documentary, iron jawed angels, can be an eyeopening experience for your middle or high school students. Alice paul and lucy burns as they use peaceful and effective strategies. This lesson plan is divided into six separate activities.
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