Introduction to the Feminist Movement

This is the first quest you will complete in our study of the Feminist Movement. The goal is to not only provide you with the content, but to get you to think about why this was so controversial and continues to have an impact on the United States even today.

Include all of the task, process, & evaluation work on one document and submit it to google classroom for credit.

Task #1:

https://www.archives.gov/women/timeline#event-/timeline/item/h-j-res-1-joint-resolution-proposing-an-amendment-to-the-constitution-extending-the-right-of

• Visit the National Archives Women's Rights Timeline link above & go through the documents and events.
• Where in American history do you personally believe we see the start of the feminism movement in America and why?
• Why do you think the process of the women's rights movement took so long in the United States?
• Do you feel that the movement is now over or should be over in 2021?

Task #2

https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/womens-history-us-timeline

• Visit the History Channel Women's History Milestones Timeline link above & go through the list.
• Compare the timeline from the National Archives to the History Channel.  What significant differences do you see & why do you think they exist?
• This timeline ends in 2016, just 4 years ago, what events would you add to this list for the years 2017-2021?

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/22/living/the-seventies-feminism-womens-lib/index.html

Visit the CNN link above and read the article on the 1970s feminism movement.

Take notes on the article and form 2 questions.

https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/feminism-womens-history

Visit the History Channel above and read the article.

Select one of the hyperlinks in the "Second Wave of Feminism" to investigate.

Write a summary that is more in depth than what you have read on the timelines (5-7 sentences) including your own interest in selecting that topic.  

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/a/second-wave-feminism

Visit Khan Academy's summary of the Second Wave of Feminism and compare it to your summary.

Where might you or Khan need more information? Why was one or the other missing this important information?

Remember to cite quotations and uncommon knowledge appropriately using MLA formatting.