Ladies of Liberty

Easy Readers

Low Int – Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students read about the suffragettes who fought for women’s right to vote in America in the late 1800s, which coincided with the arrival of the Statue of Liberty. They also answer comprehension questions and review vocabulary from the reading.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
reading
history
interpretive

Vocabulary

heckle
suffragette
liberty
freedom
equality
megaphone
vote
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A spinning paper plane