Civil Rights in the USA Thematic Study Notes for Women (A-Level History)

Civil Rights in the USA : Women’s Rights Revision Notes

68 pages / 28,000 words of content for Women’s rights in the USA.

Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease.

For example:

Topic: Period for Women’s Rights: The Civil War and the Gilded Era (1865-1900)

Subtopic: The Position of Women before the Civil War (1861-1865)
• Women were increasingly active in several ways in 18th Century
o As a result of a growth in religious enthusiasm women were often active in church societies, Sunday schools and religious meetings
o Women participated in the campaign against slavery and were often ardent abolitionists, supporting the end of slavery in the South
o Some (like former slave Harriet Tubman) played a heroic role in rescuing slaves and helping them to reach free territory in the North
o Promotion of temperance – discouraging the drinking of alcohol
o Development of a movement for women suffrage
• There was a link between the social concerns that women took an interest in and organised themselves to promote the wider political issue of suffrage
• In order to promote change women needed to have a political voice at national, state and local level
• The sheer number of organisations for such causes shows that before the Civil war women were expanding their interests outside the home

The sources used to create this resource include the following:

1. OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit
2. America’s Women (Gail Collins)
3. Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required)
4. America’s Dream (Garson)

Included in this resource is a sharable PDF copy, a editable Word Document and a very helpful video on women’s rights and the 19th amendment.

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