Female Reformers Dinner Party: 19th-Century Women’s Activism Activity
Who would you invite, who gets seated next to whom, and what’s on the playlist? Students research trailblazing 19th-century women and plan the dinner party to find out who would get along, who would argue, and who would inspire each other.
What’s inside
A list of reformers with one-line introductions: Catherine Beecher, Elizabeth Blackwell, Amelia Bloomer, Prudence Crandall, Dorothea Dix, Angelina and Sarah Grimké, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Maria Mitchell, and Lucy Stone
Student steps: choose 5 guests and read their biographies, complete a seating chart, and write 1-2 paragraphs using at least 3 specific facts to explain the choices
A Spotify playlist chart with one song per guest
Details: Grades 8-12 | PDF, 5 pages
Also part of the Unit 4: Early Republic plan.
