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Sign up to receive your own updates This month with March 2018 Your guide to the people, places and events to explore this month. Girl Power! March is National Women's Month, a time designated to reflect upon, recognize, and celebrate the achievements, leadership, and courage of women. While women weren't even able to vote until 1920, just under 100 years later they make up approximately 20% of the US House of Representatives and 22% of the US Senate, historically high percentages. Follow the links below to learn more about the suffrage movement that resulted in women's right to vote, as well as their role in and impact upon the democratic process. Women's Right to Vote Key People: Susan B. Anthony Lucy Stone Key Concepts: Nineteenth Amendment Women's Rights Movement Primary Sources: Sojourner Truth, "On Women's Rights" National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage Project Idea: Remember the Ladies The U.S. Constitution Key People: Founders of the United States James Madison Places/Events: The Constitutional Convention The Continental Congress Primary Sources: Letter from George Washington to the Earl of Buchan Speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention Play: The Making of the Constitution Democratic Process Key People: Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine Key Concepts: Checks and Balances Democracy and the U.S. Constitution Primary Sources: Common Sense by Thomas Paine Susan B. Anthony Trial Project Idea: From Ancient Greece to the U.S. Constitution Do you know your rights? Check out the text of the Bill of Rights on page 34 of the Democratic Process ebook. Learn more about getting the most out of FreedomFlix by attending one of our upcoming online training sessions: Thursday, March 15th 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am EST Wednesday, March 28th 2018 3:00 to 4:00 pm EST We'd Love to Hear From You! How do you use FreedomFlix?  Share with us and you could be spotlighted in the next newsletter. We'll even send you a free gift as a special thank you! We look forward to hearing from you.

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