![]() ![]() Have students debate the two ratification strategies for the ERA.īackground: The ERA passed both Houses of Congress in 1972. Have the students discuss their research with each other and then have them select a member or members of their group to present their findings to the class.Īfter the presentations, discuss their findings.Īfter the discussion, have students return to their pairs to revisit their Mind Maps.īring the class back together and ask how their initial ideas about men’s and women’s equality have changed or been enlarged now that they have read, watched, and researched. Help them with their note taking as needed. Give the students adequate time to read the sources. Hand out the Note Taking Guide (PDF) to each student.Īlternatively, use the Document Analysis Worksheet (PDF).Īssign each group to read and take notes on either Shirley Chisholm’s speech (PDF) or Phyllis Schlafly’s article (PDF). If there is time, show the clip from the film Passing the Torch (4:50 min.), also located above. Show the clip from the film Sisters of ’77 (11:23 min.), also located at the top of this lesson plan. Each film clip has short interviews with notable political women who might be recognizable to students. Move into the main activity by explaining that the class will now watch a film clip that provides national and state examples of how women discussed and debated the ERA and other political issues. Open up the class discussion by having the students explain their examples.Ĭonclude the discussion by providing a short summary of the Equal Rights Amendment and by telling students that it will be their focus to help them understand how activists have supported the goal of gender equality. Have students share their Mind Maps with each other. Tell them to brainstorm examples of “gender equality.” Have the students write the term “gender equality” in the middle of their Mind Map. Warm Up Activity: Mind Map, Discussion, and Film Viewingĭivide the class into pairs and hand out a Mind Map to each student. Primary Source Document: Shirley Chisholm Speech, 1970 (PDF) Primary Source Document: Phyllis Schlafly Report, 1972 (PDF) Technology Needs: Computer with Speakers and Internet Access Printer/Copier Constitution guarantee equal rights for women and men?ĭoes gender equality exist today in the United States? Students will be able to discuss the reasons individuals have supported and have opposed the Equal Rights Amendment. Constitution defines and protects the rights of citizens. Students will be able to understand how the U.S. This lesson introduces students to the Equal Rights Amendment, the ratification process of the United States Constitution, and debates over equality under the law. Nevada ratified the amendment in March 2017 and Illinois did so in May 2018. There were no more state ratifications during the extension period and the ERA continues to be an unfinished issue for women’s rights activists. In 1978, despite growing opposition to the amendment, Congress extended the 1979 deadline for ratification to 1982. ![]() By 1977, 35 of the necessary 38 states had ratified the amendment. In 1971, the ERA passed both houses of Congress and was submitted to the state legislatures for ratification. In the 1960s, passage of the ERA became a major cause of women’s rights activists. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution was first introduced in Congress in 1923 and had some support in the following decades. ![]()
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