Women’s History

Answer the following in as much detail as possible

1. You were asked to watch the PBS documentary “The Vote”. As we celebrate the 19th Amendment, pick one of the conflicts that was described in the video that we still need to solve today. Where would you begin?

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/vote/

2. Write Emmeline into U.S. history using only the facts as we know them. (1 paragraph).

3. You were asked to read “What Do Young Black Women Want From This Election?” by Kristen Johnson. Re-state her argument. Describe one weakness of what she is arguing.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/young-black-women-voting/

4. You were asked to read “We are Black Women. Stop Calling Us Women of Color,” by Donna Edwards and Gwen McKinney. Re-State their argument. What can history teach us about how language is used today?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/14/we-are-black-women-stop-calling-us-women-color/