Twenty Women Who Changed American History

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15

Lessons
32

Exams &
Assignments
8

Hours
average time
0.8

CEUs

Course Description

When the first European settlers arrived to stake their claim in America, they brought with them their philosophies, their religious beliefs, and their women. And over the course of nearly four centuries, many strong, even fearless women have risked their lives to change what they saw as injustices, not only for themselves but for all people who faced the wrongs inflicted upon them by an imperfect society.

This course looks at the lives of women such as Anne Hutchinson, who resisted the efforts of a male society to control what she could say, and Abigail Adams, who resisted the entrenched societal belief that women's lives were of less importance than men's. It examines the work of women such as Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth who, despite being born into slavery, not only managed to escape their captors but risked their lives to help others escape their fate.

We'll look at the fight for women's suffrage through the life of women such as Susan B. Anthony, who fought to secure women's right to vote, and the fight for American workers to have a voice in their work through the eyes of "Mother" Jones, once called the most dangerous woman in America.

Not to be forgotten in the creation of America are modern feminists like Gloria Steinem, who worked tirelessly to raise the status of women to a level equal to men, and Ada Deer and Dolores Huerta, who saw the living conditions of marginalized people as simply unacceptable. In all, the twenty great and influential women covered in this course were able to identify a wrong and dedicate their lives to making it right, and in doing so they paved the way for all women to follow in pursuit of equality, freedom, and happiness.

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Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: America Before These Women

On May 14, 1607, a group of roughly 100 people, including women, founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. 38 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video : Introduction Discussion
Review 3 Articles: Women in Colonial America; Women on the Mayflower; So Your Wife Wants To Work
Take Poll: Important Women
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: An Introduction
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 1 Exam

Lesson 2: Anne Hutchinson - The Roots of Religious Freedom

Anne Hutchinson's actions during her lifetime helped establish the principle of freedom of religion in America and laid the groundwork for those who would follow her. 34 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Review Article: Colonial Women Inventors
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 2 Exam

Lesson 3: Abigail Adams - "We Are Determined to Foment a Rebellion"

Abigail Adams helped plant the seeds that would start women and men thinking about women's rights and roles in a country that had supposedly been founded on the ideals of equality and independence. 35 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Review 2 Articles: Abigail Adams; Women and the American Revolution
Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 3 Exam

Lesson 4: Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth - From the Underground Railroad to the White House

The impact made on American History by Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth is discussed. 34 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Review Article: Harriet Tubman
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 4 Exam

Lesson 5: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Two Paths to Women's Suffrage

On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women exercised their right to vote for the first time ever. 35 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Review 2 Articles: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony; Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 5 Exam

Lesson 6: Dorothea Dix and Hellen Keller - Tireless Crusaders for the Blind and Mentally Ill

Dorothea Dix campaigned on behalf of the mentally ill, and Helen Keller followed in her footsteps to campaign on behalf of the blind. The reforms they achieved have changed history. 35 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Review Article: Helen Keller
Take Poll: Women Before 1900
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 6 Exam

Lesson 7: Jane Addams - Champion of Immigrants and the Poor

The lifelong humanitarian and Nobel peace prize winner Jane Addams is discussed. 34 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Review 2 Articles: Jane Addams; Jane Addams Biography
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 7 Exam

Lesson 8: Mother Jones - The Most Dangerous Woman in America

Mary Harris Jones was a fearless fighter for workers' rights in America, and she was once called "the most dangerous woman in America" by a U.S. district attorney 36 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Review 2 Articles: Mother Jones; Mary Harris Jones
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 8 Exam

Lesson 9: Margaret Sanger - Woman Rebel of the Reproductive Rights Movement

Margaret Sanger spent a century of fighting for the right of women to control their own fertility. 34 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Review Article: Margaret Sanger
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 9 Exam

Lesson 10: Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer - Civil Disobedience in the Fight for Civil Rights

Fannie Lou Hamer had once said she was sick and tired of being sick and tired, and she and Rosa Parks had seized their own particular moments to say enough was enough. 35 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Review Article: Fannie Lou Hamer
Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 10 Exam

Lesson 11: Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem - The Beginning of Modern Feminism

Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem: The Problem That Has No Name and the Beginning of Modern Feminism 75 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Review 2 Articles: Betty Friedan Interview; Gloria Steinem
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 11 Exam

Lesson 12: Sandra Day O'Connor and Sally Ride - Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Sandra Day O'Connor and Sally Ride: Breaking the Glass Ceiling 75 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Review 2 Articles: Sandra Day O'Connor; Sally Ride
Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 12 Exam

Lesson 13: Wilma Mankiller and Ada Deer - In Pursuit of Native American Rights

Both of these women went on to become leaders of their tribes and work on behalf of all of their people, living examples of what Ada Deer once said in a speech: "Tribes have survived because it's we, not me." 65 Total Points

Lesson 13 Video
Review 2 Articles: Wilma Mankiller; Ada Deer
Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 13 Exam

Lesson 14: Dolores Huerta - Lifelong Crusader for Economic Justice

Dolores Huerta: Lifelong Crusader for Economic Justice 75 Total Points

Lesson 14 Video
Review Article: Dolores Huerta Biography
Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 14 Exam

Lesson 15 Conclusion: The Status of Women in Contemporary America

Conclusion: The Status of Women in Contemporary America 149 Total Points

Lesson 15 Video
Review 2 Articles: 50 Women Who Changed the World; Women in History
Take Poll: Influential Women after 1900
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 15 Exam
Complete: The Final Exam

789

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Summarize America before these women.
Summarize the contributions Anne Hutchinson, Abigail Adams, and Harriet Tubman made on American society and culture.
Recognize the contributions of Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stantonon the paths to Women's Suffrage.
Recognize the contributions of Dorothea Dix and Hellen Keller and their tireless crusades for the blind and the mentally ill.
Summarize the contributions of Jane Addams, Mother Jones, Margaret Sanger, Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Summarize the contributions of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem on the beginning of modern feminism.
Identify the contributions of Sandra Day O'Connor and Sally Ride.
Summarize the works and contributions of Wilma Mankiller and Ada Deer.
Describe the current status of women in contemporary America, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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