Women’s War Work & Suffrage Drive – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

Students trace factory shifts, field service and Senate persuasion that propelled the 19th Amendment.

Focus: Students trace factory shifts, field service and Senate persuasion that propelled the 19th Amendment.

Summary:
Nine pages spotlight munitions danger, farmerettes, Red Cross nurses and Wilson’s 1918 plea for votes for women.

Script Summary:

• Catt rallies suffragists & war workers.
• Factory hazards & wage debates.
• Farmerettes and food production.
• Wilson’s Senate address links war service to suffrage.
• 1919 passage of 19th Amendment.

What’s Included:

(a single PDF with links to Google Docs/Slides, if print format is preferred you can download from your Google Drive to word/pdf/ppt/etc)

• Readers Theater script (9 pages, 10 scenes, 14‑15 characters, editable Google Doc/PDF)
• Teacher Guide (10 pages) with scene summaries, primary‑source context, CCSS alignment, discussion questions
• Student Worksheet deck (25 Google Slides) covering vocabulary, short‑answer, analysis & extension tasks
• 20‑question self‑grading Google Forms quiz

Skills Addressed:

• Reading Wilson’s 1918 speech
• Role‑play workplace dialogue
• Connecting labor to social change
• SAT vocab: enfranchise, munition

The worksheet deepens learning with:

• 10 text‑based comprehension questions
• 5 higher‑order analysis prompts
• 5 optional research extension questions (use of primary‑source links)