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Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Seneca Falls to Houston: A Relay for Gender Equality

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  1. Load Daily Breakthrough: Where Women are News in Main Document Viewer
  2. Load Official 1977 Seneca Falls to Houston Relay Runner Shirt and Shorts in Main Document Viewer
  3. Load Official Torch of the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in Main Document Viewer
  4. Load Start of Torch Relay to Houston, Texas in Main Document Viewer
  5. Load The Spirit of Houston in Main Document Viewer
  6. Load Women's March of Houston in Main Document Viewer
  7. Load Official 1977 Seneca Falls to Houston Relay Runner Shirt and Shorts in Main Document Viewer

Suggested Teaching Instructions

11.10 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE/DOMESTIC ISSUES (1945 – present): Racial, gender, and socioeconomic inequalities were addressed by individuals, groups, and organizations. Varying political philosophies prompted debates over the role of the federal government in regulating the economy and providing a social safety net.
(Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: ID, TCC, SOC, GOV, CIV, ECO)
11.10b Individuals, diverse groups, and organizations have sought to bring about change in American society through a variety of methods.
➢ Students will trace the following efforts in terms of issues/goals, key individuals and groups, and successes/limitations:
▪ Modern women’s movement (e.g., The Feminine Mystique [1963], National Organization for Women , Equal Pay Act and Title IX, Roe v. Wade)

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