Early Women's Rights: Reading Assignment and Worksheet *APUSH* US History*

This three-page Reading Assignment and Worksheet provides an overview of the various activities, attributes and activities of women between 1840 and 1865 as the women's rights movement was just forming. Through close reading, students will learn about the influences that caused women to question their status in society as well as learn about the arguments for and against women's rights.

Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. 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.

Reading Assignment - 2 pages

Worksheet - 1 page

The worksheet is also available as a digital resource through Easel so students may complete it online. There is also an Easel Assessment for students to test their understanding of the material.

This is part of the Women in American History Series which will (eventually) include the following PowerPoint lessons as well as Reading Assignments and Worksheets, Analyzing Primary Sources and Activities on the following topics:

Native America Women: Pre-Columbian Era through 1810
Women in Colonial America
Women in Revolutionary America
Women in the New Nation
Women and Westward Expansion
Women in the Antebellum Era
Women and the Early Women’s Rights Movement
Women and the Civil War
Women in the West
Women in an Industrializing Nation
Women in the Progressive Era
Women and the Suffrage Movement
Women in World War I
Women during the Great Depression
Women in World War II
Women Return to the Home
Women Call for Change and Equality
Women Establishing New Boundaries