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Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, Learning Block 3-1 (page 1): Question 1: What types of sources could be used to research the economic impact of the women’s movement? What about for its social impact? Develop relevant search terms

The women’s movement impacted many different disciplines, so the types of sources that could be used to research it vary greatly. For its economic impact, one might use economics journals in which papers are written on the effects of specific legislation like The Equal Pay Act. Another source would be historical data and statistics gathered by the Bureau of Labor. For its social impact, famous novels with feminist themes or such texts as Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" might serve as sources for analysis and discussion.

Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, Learning Block 3-1 (page 3): Question 2: Congress held its final vote to approve the Nineteenth Amendment on June 4, 1919. Was this a necessary or a contributory cause of the success of the women’s suffrage movement?

The Nineteenth Amendment is inextricably related to the fight for women's suffrage. On June 4, 1919, Congress authorized it, and three-quarters of state legislatures approved it on August 18, 1920. If they were voting members of a labor union, it allowed them the right to vote and "to participate in their respective organizations to which such lady belongs." Women's suffrage was the climax of a long and laborious fight for women's rights.

Question 3: The National American Woman Suffrage Association supported the U.S. decision to enter World War I and publicly encouraged women to support the war effort. Was this a necessary or a contributory cause of the success of the women’s suffrage movement?

For many, it would seem that supporting their country and military would be a necessary cause for achieving women's suffrage by 1920 (U.S.). However, it was obvious that the NAWSA “was hesitant to publicly support a war effort that could possibly deny women the right to vote”. For example, many suffragists believed “that the war represented a golden opportunity for women to display their patriotism and prove themselves worthy of their right to vote...” Thus, by 1918 the NAWSA had concluded that the war “did not threaten the suffrage but placed an additional burden on women's shoulders".