Votes for Women

This debate-style worksheet asks students to choose whether they support or oppose women’s suffrage from a Progressive Era perspective. Learners build their case by listing arguments, considering counterarguments, and preparing a closing statement. This activity encourages historical empathy, persuasive writing, and understanding of the women’s rights movement. Students learn how reformers used logic and moral reasoning to advocate for expanded voting rights.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Women’s Suffrage Movement

ELA – Argument Writing with Counterclaims

Civics – Voting Rights and Democratic Participation

History – Understanding Multiple Perspectives

This worksheet is part of our Progressive Era and Reform Movements Worksheets collection.