ss360 american women

WITH RICK ELDERUNIT 5

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SS360American Women

SS360 – American Women

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• Greetings and Welcome to our seminar for Unit 5.

• I have been reading some good Discussion Board Questions for this week so far, and the Week 3 projects that I read overall were very good.

Now for my Upper Michigan slide of the Week. This is to me an interesting one. It is the Pickle

Barrel House, and is located in the tiny one time fishing village of Grand Marais, MI on the shore of Lake Superior.

The Pickle Barrel House

The Pickle Barrel House was built in 1926 as a vacation cottage for a cartoonist who worked for the Chicago Tribune.

His name was William Donahey and he created a comic strip called the Teenie Weenies.

http://lambiek.net/artists/d/donahey_william.htm I put this site in the Webliography also.

http://lambiek.net/artists/d/donahey_william.htm

http://lambiek.net/artists/d/donahey_william.htm


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The 1840s through the 1860s were a dynamic period in American history. There was a vast undercurrent of change, often optimistic and seemingly positive, as the nation grew physically while also struggling to define its ideology.

Source: KU class web site SS360.


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Women were important actors in these changes. Many white women moved west, while others became involved in a variety of reform movements including abolition, temperance, and women’s rights. The abolition of slavery as a result of the Civil War had a profound impact on the lives of all Americans, including African American women.



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LEARNING OUTCOMESAfter completing this unit, you should be able toExamine the consequences of the Civil War for

diverse groups of women. Explore the experiences of women in reform

movements Analyze the impact of wage work on women and

societal perceptions of women.

Source: KU class web site SS360


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You will Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 in Through Women’s Eyes.



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We will discuss antebellum reform movements, the effects of the civil war, and the increase in the numbers of women who were paid laborers.



How did reform movements reflect larger societal ideas about gender roles? Do you think women’s involvement in reform movements enhanced their role in public life? Do you think most women really believed they should be submissive, virtuous, and pure?

What do you think was the most significant consequence of the civil war for African-American, Native American women, and white women? Why?



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In this week’s seminar, we will discuss the roles women took on during the Civil War and the impact of the war on women of all races and classes.



You will take a virtual field trip to the National Museum of Women’s History. As you are learning in this unit’s reading material, the struggle for women’s suffrage was a long one and very controversial, especially in it’s early stages. This movement that began in earnest in Seneca Falls in 1848 culminated in the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920. Source: KU class web site SS360.


Just for a moment, imagine you are going on a field trip, but this field trip is completely online! Visit this excellent website from the National Museum of Women’s History.

http://www.nmwh.org/exhibits/intro.html. From the homepage, click on “Take an in-depth journey through the history of women’s suffrage.” At the bottom of each page, you will click on “next” until you have viewed all of the pages. Be sure to pay particular attention to the visual images of artifacts from the suffrage movement. Then, when you are finished you may visit the “Quiz” section from the left menu and see how you do. Finally, if this is a topic you are particularly interested in, you may want to view the “Additional Resources” section on the left menu. You may notice that one of the suggested books was written by one of the authors of your textbook. Enjoy this exciting virtual field trip!



Winged Herald figure, blowing a trumpet and carrying a banner. Notice the use of stars on this button. Suffragists used stars on pennants, banners and American flags to denote the number of states that had passed state referenda enfranchising women. The blue background of this button is unusual.

Source: http://www.nwhm.org/exhibits/gallery_1.html


Suffrage ribbon from the United States demonstrating the transfer of the colors purple, whiteand green to the American suffrage movement.

Source: http://www.nwhm.org/exhibits/gallery_1.html


A variation of the Herald figure, classically robed, carrying an American flag. The background of the graphic is a gold color.Source: http://www.nwhm.org/exhibits/gallery_1.html


Classically clad female figure approaching the United States Capitol, with sunburst in background.

Source: http://www.nwhm.org/exhibits/gallery_1.htm


Idealized poster of Inez Milholland Boissevain produced and circulated by the National Woman’s Party after her death. The poster uses the familiar colors purple, white, and gold, and the motto "Forward Into Light.“Source: http://www.nwhm.org/exhibits/gallery_1.htm


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Project: There is no written project for this Unit.



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More important names from this time…1.Harriet Beecher Stowe – Uncle Tom’s Cabin.2.Edmonia Lewis, sculptor – Forever Free pg.

285. 3.Maria Augustus De La Guerra Ord pg. 2934.Elizabeth Stanton, Susan B. Anthony pg. 327. 5.Winslow Homer – The Cotton Pickers pg. 333.



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6. The typewriter – pg. 340.7. The AFL – pg. 343. 8. Leonora Barry – The Knights of Labor – pg. 344. 9. Harriet Stanton Blatch – pg. 349. 10.Get Thee Behind (Mrs.) Satan. Pg. 350.


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I hope you have enjoyed our fifth seminar, and I look forward to reading your Discussion Board responses this week.

This is it for this week. Have a good week and we will chat again next Wednesday.

Rick Elder, KU

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