Oklahoma Academic Standard 2. The student will analyze the social, economic and political changes that occurred during the American Industrial Revolution, the Gilded Age, and significant reform movements from the 1870s to the 1920s.

Objective 2.1  Evaluate the transformation of American society, economy and politics during the American Industrial Revolution.

  D. Analyze major social reform movements including the Women’s Suffrage and Temperance Movement and the leadership of Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, and Jane Addams. 

In a Nutshell

This objective focuses student learning on a period of reform during the late 1800’s which attempted to better society for all citizens. On the heel of Reconstruction, women continued to face inequalities of citizenship. Many groups took various forms of action in order to focus public attention on social, political, and economic issues facing women. The efforts of societal reform also included an attack on the consumption of alcohol which was viewed by many as a detriment and threat to the American family and society.

Teacher Action 

Student Action 

• Assist students in analyzing primary sources written by women's rights leaders so that students can compare the points of agreement and disagreement about women’s suffrage. 

• Compare points of agreement and disagreement from reliable sources about women’s suffrage from the viewpoints of such leaders as Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul.  

Key Concepts 

Misconceptions 

• goal and strategies of the Anti-Saloon League 

• intent and impact of the 18th, 19th, 21st  Amendments 

• Jane Addams; Hull House as a social experiment in reaction to urbanization

• settlement houses, social workers

• One misconception that some students may possess is that all women supported the right to vote and that all suffragettes agreed on the proper strategy for achieving the vote.  

Instructional Resources