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Students explore how Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Frances Perkins challenged discrimination during the Great Depression. Activities include quote and photo analysis to show how their leadership expanded rights and opportunities for women and African Americans.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - The Black Cabinet primary source photograph analysis with scaffolding questions
Voices for Fairness during the Great Depression reading passage with scaffolding questions
Human Rights and the Power of Youth Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune primary source quotes analysis with scaffolding questions
Eleanor Roosevelt POV with scaffolding questions
Mary McLeod Bethune POV with scaffolding questions
Frances Perkins POV with scaffolding questions
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the actions of Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Frances Perkins help pave the way for future civil rights and women’s rights movements?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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