Good for one classroom period, as a shared or independent activity. Also good for use by subs!

This five-page Reading Assignment and Worksheet provides an overview of the various activities, attributes and activities of women involved in the Progress Era. It covers the time period from 1900 through the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. As a close reading activity, it is also ideally suited for home-schoolers or independent learners who want to learn more. A Worksheet with questions based on the reading is included, along with an Answer Key. There are also Reflection Questions that help students to analyze some of the developments of the era. This resource helps students with reading comprehension.

Reading Assignment - 3 pages

Worksheet - 2 page

There is also an Easel Activity which allows students to answer the questions online. For homework purposes, Home Schoolers or for asynchronous learning, this is an especially valuable digital option.

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Here are links to other Reading Assignments and Worksheets related to Women's History:

Women in the US Military during WWII: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Women during the 1920s: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

Women's Suffrage Movement: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

Women during the Industrial Era: Reading Assignment and Worksheet Early Women's Rights: Reading Assignment and Worksheet Women of the American Revolution: Reading Assignment and Worksheet Women in Colonial America: Reading Assignment and Worksheet Native American Women: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

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This 16-slide PowerPoint presentation covers the Progressive Era between 1900-1920. It is an ideal lesson to augment a Progressive Era lesson or as a stand-alone resource for women’s history. The presentation includes descriptive text as well as primary sources. It is also a good resource during Women’s History Month!

Each slide contains information and graphics that highlight how women participated in the many reform movements of the era.

Topics include:
Background and causes of the Progressive Era
Women in the workforce
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Reform issues and women's groups
* National Consumer's League

* Women's Trade Union League
* Women's Christian Temperance Union
* General Federation of Women's Clubs
* National American Woman Suffrage Association
* National Women's Party
* National Association of Colored Women
African-American women

This file has been secured via Flat Pack but if you'd also like the Power Point file, please email me at cnonnemaker@gmail.com.

Whether for standard classroom use, Home Schoolers or for asynchronous learning, these are valuable digital tools. The Easel Assessment includes Multiple-Choice and True/False questions.

This is part of the Women in American History Series which includes PowerPoint lessons as well as Reading Assignments and Worksheets, Analyzing Primary Sources and Activities for other eras.

Other resources about Women during the Progressive Era include:
Progressive Era Women: Reading Assignment and Worksheet
Progressive Era Women: Analyzing Primary Sources and DBQ's

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This 25-page resource with 22 primary sources, 27 comprehension questions and 3 DBQ prompts gives students a chance to look in depth at women's experiences and contributions during the Progressive Era. The first two pages include Background, Notes on Primary Sources and Teacher Notes.

Here’s a chance for students to read documents and look at images that shed light on issues facing women and facing the country during the Progressive Era. These include photographs, speeches, newspaper articles, speeches, pamphlets and reports. Although some issues that Progressive women addressed pertained just to women, many issues were significant to both men and women. For the first time, due to the increased number of women's groups, women were able to influence society outside of the domestic realm such as working conditions, consumer safety, temperance and suffrage to name a few. And, these sources address the fact that discrimination and segregation of African-Americans remained an unresolved issue.

Assign just one, a few or all of the sources depending on time constraints and student interest.

Each page of primary sources includes comprehension questions at the end in order for students to analyze perspectives, consider key ideas and identify bias.

Included is a one-page sheet that explains what primary sources are and how to analyze them using specific questions through a process called HAPPY (Historical Context, Audience, Purpose, Point of View and Why Significant). There is also a page at the end for students to apply the HAPPY process to the sources.

Three DBQ prompts are included at the end with instructions on how to create a response to the prompt.

An Answer Key to all the comprehension questions and the DBQ prompts are available at the end of the packet. This is excellent practice for all high school students, particularly Honors and AP students, but all students will find these resources engaging.

Please check out my other Primary Source Analysis and DBQ Teaching Resources about Women's History

* Women in Colonial America: DBQ's and Primary Sources * Women of the American Revolution: DBQ's and Primary Sources * Early Women's Rights 1840-1865: DBQ's and Primary Sources * Women during the Industrial Era: DBQ's and Primary Sources * Women's Suffrage Movement: 1865-1920: DBQs and Primary Sources * Women during the 1920s: DBQs and Primary Sources * Women in the U.S. Military during World War II: DBQ's and Primary Sources

More are always being added so check back frequently!

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I have been a high school history teacher for over 15 years, both in-person and online with involvement in education for over 25 years. I have primarily taught U.S. History, AP World History, World History, AP World History and U.S. Women’s History. I have a B.A. and an M.A. in History.

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