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5. Learning Pathway: Influential Women

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    Building Democracy For All is designed so that teachers and students can follow different learning pathways as they explore the material in the book. Rather than proceeding sequentially through the standards, the learning pathways invite a thematic approach. Other learning pathways include: Black Lives Matter, Student Rights, Election 2020, Media Literacy, and Current Events.

    Building Democracy for All Chapters

    Topic 1: The Philosophical Foundations of the United States Political System

    Topic 2: The Development of United States Government

    6-cent U.S. postal stamp issued in 1970, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment for women's suffrage. Stamp shows a drawing of women protesting for the right to vote.

    "Stamp-US-1970-Woman-Suffrage" by Ward Brackett | Public domain

    Topic 3: Institutions of United States Government

    Topic 4: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

    Topic 5: The Constitution, the Amendments, and Supreme Court decisions

    Poster from Shirley Chisholm's 1972 Presidential campaign. Poster includes a black-and-white photograph of Chisholm and the text "Bring U.S. Together. Vote Chisholm 1972: Unbought and unbossed."

    "Bring U.S. Together. Vote Chisholm 1972" | Public domain

    Topic 6: The Structure of Massachusetts State and Local Government

    Topic 7: Freedom of the Press and News/Media Literacy

    Bonus Resource:

    • Women and the American Story from the New York Historical Society Library and Museum is a wide-ranging resource for understanding the history of women in the United States.