FREE-Women Who Paved the Way: Exploring Women Homesteaders and Suffragists

Length

30-35, but program can be modified to fit any schedule

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons, Library Staff

Minimum participants:

None

Maximum participants:

None

Primary Disciplines

Economics/Business, Family & Consumer Science, Foreign/World Languages, Language Arts/English, Leadership, Literacy, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Reading, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science, Writing

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Webinar
Zoom

Homestead NM offers a short series of introductory videos on our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhkZ9JIAYC7GXdpxU6p1LZ05hqyJWB0Gf

Booking Information

During the months of September, October, April and May the times available for programs will be reduced as the park is heavily involved with on-site field trips during these months. However, please contact us as we may have days/times available that can work for your classroom.

Sorry, this program is not currently available. To inquire about future availability, please contact Homestead National Historical Park

For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

Homestead National Monument of America appreciates cancellations within 48 hours. If a program is cancelled, every effort will be made to reschedule.

About This Provider

 

Homestead National Historical Park

Beatrice, NE
United States

The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the world. Millions were invited to file claims including, families, immigrants, single women, and freed slaves. Over 10 percent of the United States was homesteaded! The land, long inhabited by American Indian cultures, changed forever. Homesteaders created settlements and farms, drove industrial advancement, and built our nation chasing the American Dream.

Program Details

Format

This lesson is a general overview of the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States and
the Homestead Act of 1862.

1)Brief introduction to the National Park Service and Homestead National Monument of America
2)Exploration of famous people from history; recall activity;
3) Introduction to Homestead Act of 1862 and women's role in westward expansion
4) Brief history of Women's Suffrage movement and it's purpose and symbols
5) How the Homestead and Act and Women's Suffrage are connected and continue to be relevant in contemporary United States
6) Summary and questions

Objectives

Students will know… about the Homestead Act of 1862 and the suffrage movement in the United
States
Students will understand… the interaction and influence the two movements had on each other
Students will be able to... draw connections and relevance from the two movements and apply
them to current events in the United States

Standards Alignment

National Standards

CCSS.ELA-SL.7.1 through 3
CCSS.ELA-SL.8.1 through 3
CCSS.ELA-SL.9.10.1 through 3
CCSS.ELA-SL.11.12.1 through 3


NSS-C.5-8.2 FOUNDATIONS OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
NSS-C.5-8.5 ROLES OF THE CITIZEN
NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY
NSS-USH.5-12.4 ERA 4: EXPANSION AND REFORM (1801-1861)
NSS-USH.5-12.5 ERA 5: CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (1850-1877)
NSS-USH.5-12.6 ERA 6: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL UNITED STATES (1870-1900)
NSS-USH.5-12.7 ERA 7: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA (1890-1930)
NSS-USH.9-12.10 ERA 10: CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES (1968 TO THE PRESENT)