Bell Ringer Assignment

• Clip 1: How does Winifred Gallagher describe the position of women in larger society in colonial America?
• Clip 1: How did this compare to the time of the Industrial Revolution?
• Clip 1: Describe the roles of men and women in the "old agrarian economy" as Winifred Gallagher discussed.
• Clip 1: Discuss their roles in Victorian society.
• Clip 1: As discussed in the clip, describe social reformers' views of women as westward migration began.
• Clip 1: Explain the impact of Catharine Beecher's "A Treatise on Domestic Economy" as Winifred Gallagher discussed.
• Clip 2: Describe the views of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Sojourner Truth on woman rights.
• Clip 2: What distinctions did Stanton and Mott note of the native women of the Iroquois Confederation in upstate NY?
• Clip 2: What actions did they take at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
• Clip 2: How did "mainstream society" view the "woman rights" that were declared at Seneca Falls?
• Clip 3: Describe how America was changing in the West in 1848 as Winifred Gallagher explained.
• Clip 3: According to Winifred Gallagher, how did the West differ from the rest of the country?
• Clip 3: Explain the reasons Winifred Gallagher states, "Women's status also benefited from conditions in the West settler society?"
• EXTENSION ACTIVITY: Select one of the five women listed at the top of the Additional Resources section and view the video to be introduced to them. Then, conduct your own research to learn more about them and report your findings to the class.