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This series of three lesson plans uses primary sources to introduce students to the women’s suffrage movement in Maine. The lessons are recommended for Grades 4-12. All lessons and materials are digital and available for free download.

For more, explore the exhibit Women’s Long Road – 100 Years to the Vote.

Standards Chart

• See how the lessons align with Common Core Standards and Maine Learning Results

Introduction to Maine Women’s Suffrage

• A guide for teachers and students (6-8th Grade reading level)

Lesson Plans

Lesson 1-  State by State

• How suffragists used maps to work for equal voting rights (Recommended Grades 4-6)

Lesson 2 – Cartooning for a Cause

• How Maine artist Lou Rogers’ comics influenced the nation (Recommended Grades 6-8)

Lesson 3 – Mainers Speak Up

• Recreating a historic women’s suffrage debate (Recommended Grades 8 and Up)

Resources

• Online Exhibit
• Maine Suffrage Who’s Who
• What else was going on?
• 100 Years to the Vote Infographics
• Pro-suffrage Primary Source Packet
• Anti-suffrage Primary Source Packet