Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Lessons & ActivitiesDuration: 30 MinutesDate Posted: 8/10/2010
Mama Went to Jail for the Vote is a work of historical fiction about a girl whose mother joins the suffragists in working to win the vote for women during the early 1900s. Part of an OurStory module entitled Winning the Vote for Women, this activity includes strategies that will help adults and children actively read Mama Went to Jail for the Vote together. OurStory is designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through the use of children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities.
Discussions, Interdisciplinary, Multiple activities, Museum education, Thematic approach
In January 1917, members of the National Woman's Party (NWP) became the first people to picket th...
woman, twentieth century, civics, Our Story, picture book, election, Women, 1900s, children’s literature, reading, government, 20th century, Women's History, family activity, march, Women's History Month, literacy, parent guide, OurStory, family
A humorous and poignant fictional story, this book is also an eye-opening view of the women's suf...
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