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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Learning from the Suffragists: The League of Women Voters Educates Citizens for Action.
Cain, Becky
Social Education, v59 n5 p290-92 Sep 1995
Describes the founding and the history of the League of Women Voters. Discusses curriculum materials and other citizenship education efforts initiated by the League. Concludes that only by creating an active, informed citizenry can the integrity of the U.S. political system be maintained. (CFR)
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Feminism, Political Issues, Politics, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Sex Role, Social Action, Social Change, Social History, Social Studies, United States History, Voter Registration, Voting, Voting Rights, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Rights Amendment
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