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por Gloria Steinem

1970

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10 ° Grado Discurso 1240L
Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage
  • Carrie Chapman Catt
  • 1917

In this address to Congress in November 1917, Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947), a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage, argues for the rights of women.

Pair “Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage” with “Testimony before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” and ask students to discuss these historical speeches delivered to the American government. Do they share any similar arguments? How has the status of women changed from 1917 to 1970?

11 ° Grado Documento Histórico 1430L
Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • 1848

“The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” is a document written by suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton and signed by 68 women and 32 men at the Seneca Falls Convention — the first women’s rights convention. This number represents 100 people who signed the following document, out of a total of 300 people who were in attendance at the convention, showing how “The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” was controversial in its time.

Pair “The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” with Gloria Steinem’s speech and ask students to compare the evolution of the women’s rights movement in America.

10 ° Grado Noticias 1410L
Was Hard Fight to Get Vote
  • The Barre Daily Times
  • 1920

The newspaper article from The Barre Daily Times “Was Hard Fight to Get Vote” discusses women’s fight for the right to vote that spanned decades.

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearing on Equal Rights Amendment” with “Was Hard Fight to Get Vote” and ask students to discuss women’s persisting struggles to receive the same rights as men. How did women’s rights change between the publishing of these two texts?

11 ° Grado Alegoría 1150L
Allegory of the Cave
  • Plato
  • 380 B.C.

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a piece of philosophy explaining the importance of knowledge in society and for the human soul.

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Allegory of the Cave” and ask students to compare Gloria Steinem to the enlightened person who returns to the cave. Based on these two texts, how do we convince people of the truth or create social change?

11 ° Grado Texto Informativo 1050L
Excerpt from “Susan B. Anthony, The Woman”
  • Helen Dare
  • 1905

Journalist Susan Dare interviews the famous women’s right activist, Susan B. Anthony, in this text published in 1905.

Pair “Testimony before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Excerpts from ‘Susan B. Anthony, The Woman’” and ask students to consider how Steinem and Anthony exhibit different perspectives in their fight for women’s rights. How does Steinem’s testimony represent progress from the time of Susan B. Anthony? What issues appear in both Steinem’s testimony and Anthony’s interview?

11 ° Grado Biografía 1120L
Marie Curie
  • Barrett Smith
  • 2017

In the informational text “Marie Curie,” Barrett Smith discusses the life and accomplishments of one of the most influential female scientists of all time.

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Marie Curie” and ask students to discuss how the two women are responsible for change. How does Gloria Steinem describe the discrimination she experienced because of her gender? How does this compare to the discrimination that Marie Curie faced?

11 ° Grado Ensayo 1160L
Excerpt from A Room of One’s Own
  • Virginia Woolf
  • 1929

In Virginia Woolf’s “Excerpt from A Room of One’s Own,” a speaker explores the inequalities that exist between women and men who are pursuing their artistic and creative passions.

Pair “Testimony before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Excerpt from A Room of One’s Own” and ask students to discuss how the two texts explore the injustices that women face. How does Gloria Steinem experience the inequalities that Virginia Woolf describes in her essay? How have the inequalities between men and women changed from Virginia Woolf’s time to Gloria Steinem’s?

12 ° Grado Documento Histórico 1270L
The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place
  • Nona Brown
  • 1948

In this 1948 article from the New York Times archive, Nona Brown discusses the United States’ decision to integrate women into the military.

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “The Armed Forces Find Woman Has a Place” and ask students to discuss the different forms of discrimination women have experienced throughout history. How do the injustices that Gloria Steinem discusses in her speech compare to women’s treatment in the military? How do students think stereotypes about women affected the roles they were permitted to fill in the military?

12 ° Grado Ensayo 1100L
Excerpt from “Civil Disobedience”
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • 1849

In “Excerpt from ‘Civil Disobedience’” Thoreau meditates upon the necessity of willfully disobeying unjust laws, no matter the personal consequences.

Pair “Excerpt from ‘Civil Disobedience’” with “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” and have students compare the perspectives on creating social change in each text. How is Gloria Steinem’s approach to activism similar or different from Thoreau’s conception of activism? Ask students to discussion which version they consider more effective.

10 ° Grado Texto Informativo 1180L
Protest Music is as American as Apple Pie
  • Thomas Pool
  • 2018

In the informational text, “Protest Music is as American as Apple Pie,” Thomas Pool discusses the history of protest music in America. 

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Protest Music is as American as Apple Pie” to provide students with additional information about the injustices that women experienced and that led to the challenging of gender norms. Ask students to discuss why women were protesting during what is referred to as second-wave feminism. Do the protest songs referenced in “Protest Music is as American as Apple Pie” aptly represent why women were dissatisfied in “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment”? Why or why not?

9 ° Grado Opinión 1070L
Serena Williams' catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts
  • Deirdre Clemente
  • 2018

In the informational text “Serena Williams’ catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts,” Deidre Clemente discusses how people have been critical of women’s athletic wear throughout history.

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Serena Williams’ catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts” and ask students to discuss how both texts highlight the unequal treatment that women experience. The informational text “Serena Williams’ catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts” emphasizes how the treatment of men and women in sports is different. How does Gloria Steinem show how this unequal treatment is present in other professions?

12 ° Grado Discurso 1380L
Shirley Chisholm's Presidential Announcement Speech Transcript
  • Shirley Chisholm
  • 1972

In “Shirley Chisholm’s Presidential Announcement Speech,” Shirley Chisholm announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States.

Pair “Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment” with “Shirley Chisholm’s Presidential Announcement Speech” to provide students with additional information about the discrimination that women in America were facing during this time. How might Shirley Chisholm’s experiences with discrimination have been more severe, as a black woman in politics? How do both texts emphasize the importance for black women to have a voice in politics?

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