Thank you to those of you who have posted your midterm. I will be reviewing midterms for three classes, so please have patience as it may take a few weeks for me to respond to everyone. If you have not posted your midterm yet, please do so as soon as you can. If you have questions, contact me through open lab or email me at bwaychoff@bmcc.cuny.edu.
I am looking at the results of the midterm survey to plan the remainder of the semester. Thank you to those of you who offered feedback. To those of you who have not taken the survey, but would still like to you can still take it here as I will continue to consider feedback through the weekend.
Over the next few weeks, we are going to track developments in the history of feminist thought, beginning in the 19th century. This week, you will read about the suffrage movement in the United States. As you might have seen in the last few years, the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920. There were many celebrations of this 100-year anniversary. But the movement to get the vote started much early and it took about 100 years to get to that point. If you are interested in a deep dive into that movement, I recommend the documentary Not For Ourselves Alone. There are also two fictional films based on real accounts: Iron Jawed Angels and Suffragette. The latter focuses more on the movement in England. Most of these resources, however, are white-washed. I usually assign several readings for this unit including speeches by Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Angelina Grimke. If you are interested those readings can be found in this folder.
For this week, I am assigning you one reading that is really more of a timeline of the movement toward suffrage. You don’t need to memorize dates but do read through the descriptions. It provides a great example of how sustained activism over long periods of time is necessary to reach our goals. I am also assigning a video that addresses some of the untold stories of black women in the suffrage movement. There are additional short videos you might consider watching such as Musical Activism in the American Women’s Suffrage Movement which is what it sounds like and I found it to be very interesting or Women’s Suffrage Crash Course US History. Don’t forget to post snapshot #6 by Sunday evening and Content Response #6 by Tuesday at 11:59 pm.
