☼ what kind of world can you envision?
I'm an eighth-grade teacher...
...and I can't wait to share Beyond Seneca Falls with my students this coming school year. I teach in a wealthy suburban district, but so many of the girls in our school are poor in terms of their self-esteem. What an uplifting message to share with them, that a small group of dedicated women/girls can make a huge difference in their world.
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Permalink Reply by dmv on -
Hi Barb,
What impressed me from the beginning about these girls, and the overwhelming lesson I learned, is the power of creative collaboration. In this culture where the individual is essentially worshipped and the collective ridiculed as some sort of subversive plot, the idea of people coming together create a more just world is more important than ever. And when these creative acts are rewarded with recognition (of whatever scale), the individual realizes that what they've done is an invaluable part of a whole. I think a lot of us have forgotten this.
"You can get an awful lot done if you don't care who gets the credit." ~ George C. Marshall
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Permalink Reply by Barb Jennes on -
I love that Marshall quote. Haven't seen it before. Definitely counter-culture!
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Permalink Reply by Louise Vance on -
Hi Barb,
Great that you are going to build the film into your curriculum. A high school teacher told me a few weeks ago that he teaches a Women's History elective, and his district doesn't particularly support it, but also doesn't interfere! He had his students write essays on their response to the film, and they're wonderful. They seem as inspired by the teen theater troupe as they do by the historic women. And there's a really thoughtful lone boy on the trip, so boys (and men) often relate to him.
When I think of your English class, what comes to mind immediately is a piece of writing EC Stanton delivered as her final public speech. It's called "The Solitude of Self" and is a great example of her vision and clarity. Check it out!
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Call your local PBS station this week to see if they plan to air Seneca Falls. Last year, 110 stations broadcast the film.
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California to mandate teaching women's history?
In Seneca Falls,17-year-old Annie tells us, "knowing your history gives you courage." Yet the majority of schools in the U.S. still don't teach about the women's rights movement that began there.
But good news! At our suggestion, the California Women Suffrage Centennial Committee is seeking a legislator to sponsor a bill requiring teaching women's history in the state's schools. If they succeed, California will join Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana – states that have passed laws requiring teaching women’s history in K–12 classrooms.
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