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Mrs. Esther Williams' inventory
"Strictures on Female Education"
"Young Ladies Literary Society 1813"
Dr. Mary P. Dole
"The Life and Age of Woman"
"The Young Ladies Book: A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises, and Pursuits"
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Summary and Objective
Through the use of primary and secondary sources, class discussion, readings, and a writing assignment, the students will be able to undertand the roles, rights and struggles of women in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Pre-activity: The teacher will read to the students excerpts from "Remember the Ladies", by Norma Johnston. This will help them gain background knowledge of the roles that women played and the struggles they faced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to gain the same rights and freedoms as men.
Step 2.
The students will work in small groups for a short discussion and give their interpretation of the following quotes from "Remember the Ladies". 1) "All men are created equal". 2) "Women who worked in mills had no ownership of their wages". 3) "We now demand the right to vote according to the declaration of the government in which we live". 4) "Without the vote, there is no true freedom".
Step 3.
Students will explore the roles, rights and struggles of a New England woman during this time by reading about Dr. Mary Dole in the digital collection.
Step 4.
Through exploration of the digital collection, the students will be able to gain a first-hand experience of women's roles by taking a closer look at Esther Williams' inventory from 1800, a portrait of the life cyle of women, and general rules and manners that women were expected to live by.
Step 5.
Post-activity or homework assignment: the students will answer the following questions; 1) What are some rules that you have to follow that were similar to the expectations of the women in "The Young Ladies Book"? 2) What are two things you can learn about Esther Williams by looking at her inventory? 3) Do you think that an organization such as "The Young Ladies Literary Society of 1813 would be a good idea in today's society? Why or why not? 4) Name 1 way in which the women from "Remember the Ladies" and the New England women were alike.
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