The Wyoming Territory was the first territory or state to pass legislation granting women the right to vote. A short video provides a brief history of the Wyoming Territory and details the contributions of the citizens of South Pass City who encouraged the territory legislature to pass the first women's Suffrage Bill

Concepts

suffrage, the suffrage movement, women's suffrage, wyoming, women's history, women's history month, women's movements, women's rights

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Model for the class how to craft a script for the Pioneers Theatre presentation
• Encourage performers to design costumes for their character

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a five-resource PBS City of Gold: The Story of South Pass City collection

Pros

• Support materials include a detailed, step-by-step lesson plan 

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.5.2 SL.5.3