Belle Baruch and the Women’s Suffrage Movement

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Objectives

Discover the history behind women’s suffrage
Develop vocabulary related to civics and citizenship
Make personal connections to suffrage history

Duration

Multiple days

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Project Based Lesson

Essential Question

How did Belle Baruch’s desire for gender equality influence her personal choices and have a lasting impact on the community of Hobcaw where she lived?

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8-5 The student will understand the impact of Reconstruction, industrialization, and Progressivism on society and politics in South Carolina in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- During the periods of Reconstruction, industrial expansion, and the Progressive movement, South Carolina searched for ways to revitalize its economy while maintaining its traditional society. To understand South Carolina’s experience as represen...
  - 8-5.8 Compare the Progressive movement in South Carolina with the national Progressive movement, including the impact on temperance; women’s suffrage; labor laws; and educational, agricultural, health, and governmental reform.

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Lesson Created By: Kelly Hogan Kinard - Edited by Lisa Ray and Lewis Huffman

Lesson Partners: The Belle W. Baruch Foundation, ETV Education