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=Women's Suffrage Exhibit Reflections=

You've explored the exhibit on Women's Suffrage and the Women's Rights Movement that was created by the Northern Portage County Chapter of the League of Women Voters. **What did you discover? What did you think about what it took for women to "win" or "earn" the right to vote in America?**

We will study the early movement which began with the Seneca Falls Convention later in the year, but the exhibit carries the story through the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Fast forward to 2015, and what is the status of Women's Rights in America? Beyond the vote, what have women gained? What remains to be attained?

Looking at the whole world, one of the United Nation's key Millenium Development Goals is to promote the education of women and girls in traditional societies where they are still treated as second class citizens and subordinate to men and boys. It is said that the best thing that could be done to raise living standards around the world is to better educate more women. Consider the following links from the United Nations including Emma Watson's speech to the General Assembly promoting the He for She campaign.

UN Millenium Development Goal 3- Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Emma Watson Speech

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