Early women in Congress struggled with a fundamental question of what their role is in Congress. Were they working towards political equality for women or advocating for specific women's interests that were inherently different from men? Peruse this synopsis to see how they tackled this question.

Concepts

congress, women's history

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Additional Tags

early congresswomen, office of the historian: crafting an identity, women in congress

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional