How to Make a Project on Women's Rights
The Women's Rights Movement started on the hot summer day of July 13, 1848, per the website Legacy 98. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a young housewife and mother, had tea with four women friends. Their discussion turned to the limitations and frustrations faced by women under law. Since then, other women around the world have shared concerns about political, legal, economic and social changes, especially reproductive rights for women, violence against women, racism, homophobia, sexism, equality in the workplace and other issues. Choose any one of these topics for a project concerning women's rights.
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Things You'll Need
- Poster boards
- Glue
- Tape
- Scissors
- Colored pens
- Modern and historic images
- Audio tapes (optional)
- Video footage (optional)
Instructions
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Choose your subject. You can do a general overview, a timeline or focus on a modern situation such as human trafficking of young women. Visit the websites in the Resource section to get some ideas. Once you decide on your subject, begin to research it fully and gather images, facts and whatever materials you can to elaborate on the topic.
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Create a three-section poster series using poster boards. Write a header for each, such as History, Issues Today, Women Affected; or Background, Problem, Solution.
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Add images to the boards with glue or tape. Cover more than half the boards, but leave room for text. Copy text sections from books, magazines or websites and cut these into small sections to add on the boards.
For example, per the National Organization of Women, clip a paragraph of text such as: "The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3, a sweeping anti-abortion rights bill sponsored by long-time reproductive justice opponent Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and championed by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as more important than jobs or economic recovery." Place this next to an image of either the House of Representatives or women seeking medical care.
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Complete the poster boards with additional text and images. Create artistic and interesting colored lines and shapes or drawings that either join the images or decorate around the images. You can tape the backs together so posters can stand together folded in two places. Set it on a table to display your project. Alternatively, you can tape them individually, spaced about 6 inches apart on a wall.
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Set a tape recorder, laptop or other machine that plays sound next to the project display. Use audio clips that have women discussing issues or voices from past human rights rallies. Find things that supplement the message you hope people will walk away remembering.
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Tips & Warnings
A different approach offering a more personalized and powerful presentation is to interview several women who have endured serious problems because of a lack of rights. You can do this on tape or by using a video camera.
Try not to "overdo" your project. If you get excited about a particular subject on women's rights, know that you must focus on the most important elements to be truly effective.
References
Resources
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