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D2. His11 6-8 Use other historical sources to infer a plausible maker, date, place of origin, and intended audience for historical
sources where this information is not easily identified.

CONNECTIONS TO C3 FRAMEWORK:

D2. His12 6-8 Use questions generated about multiple historical sources to identify further areas of inquiry and
additional sources.
D2 His 16 6-8 Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

D2. Civ.12 6-8 Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.

D2. Civ. 5.6-8 Explain the origins, functions, and structure of government with reference to the U.S. Constitution, state
constitutions, and selected other systems of government.
Evidence 1: Nurses in the US Navy Overview http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs-tpic/nurses/nurses.htm

DOCUMENTS USED:

Evidence 2: Army Nurse Corps Summary 2001
http://www.armyheritage.org/education-and-programs/educational-resources/education-materials-index/50-information/
soldier-stories/286-armynursecorps
Evidence 3: Fortitudine Magazine, Volume 37, Number 4, pages 19-20 (2013)
https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Documents/Fortitudine/Fortitudine%20Vol%2037%20No%
204.pdf
Evidence 4: Propaganda Posters c. 1918, pages 5 and 13
https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Publications/Publication%20PDFs/Women%20Marines%20In%
20 World%20War%20I.pdf
Evidence 5: Letter from Martha L. Wichinshi, 1919, pages 12-14
https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Publications/Publication%20PDFs/Women%20Marines%20In%
20 World%20War%20I.pdf
Evidence 6: Summary by Captain Linda L. Hewitt, 1974, pages 45-47 (start at “The Nation’s Efforts”)
https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Publications/Publication%20PDFs/Women%20Marines%20In%
20 World%20War%20I.pdf
Evidence 7: Comments from Woodrow Wilson, The New Republic, August 10, 1918, pages 33-35
http://www.unz.org/Pub/NewRepublic-1918aug10-00033?View=PDF
Evidence 8: Alice Paul connects women’s suffrage to World War I
http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/alice-paul/

Overview: By using primary source documents, students will learn about the role of women in World War I.
Additionally, students will recognize the importance of women contributing to the war effort as a steppingstone and
contributing factor to gaining women’s suffrage in the United States.

LESSON DESCRIPTION:

Time: 90 minutes or two sessions of 45 minutes each

Lesson Plans & Activities

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