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MAKERS II Questions

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Title: Claudine Williams Grades: 6-12 Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English Lesson Time: 30 Minutes	1. Describe the jobs women held in Las Vegas in the 1950s. Compared to men, how were they different? 2. What kind of experience did Claudine Williams have before moving to Las Vegas? 3. Why was Williams’s presence on the Las Vegas Strip revolutionary? What set her apart from the others? 4. What kinds of contributions has Williams given to the Las Vegas community? 5. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1950s based on accounts from this episode. 6. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker. 7. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.
Title: Kitty Rodman Grades: 6-12 Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English Lesson Time: 30 Minutes	Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward. 1. What makes Kitty Rodman a Nevada Maker? Describe her range of work that helped develop the Las Vegas Strip. 2. What life experiences influenced Rodman to give back to her community and help others? 3. What role did Bartlett play in the development of the City of Henderson and community of Green Valley? 4. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1960s based on accounts from this episode. 5. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker. 6. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.
Title: Myram Borders Grades: 6-12 Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English Lesson Time: 30 Minutes	Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward. 1. Discuss: Consider the question: What traits help women to be such effective leaders? Watch Judge Karen Bennett-Haron, Amy Ayoub and Sue Wagner discuss the above question, then write what you think makes an effective leader. Then turn to a partner and share your answers. 2. Through the eyes of a young Myram Borders, how would you describe the town of Las Vegas as she remembers it? 3. What challenges did the field of journalism provide women in the 1960s? 4. What is uniform syndrome? 5. How did Ling Fong provide for education in Clark County? 6. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1960s based on accounts from this episode. 7. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker. 8. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.
Title: Sarah Ann Knight-Preddy Grades: 6-12 Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English Lesson Time: 30 Minutes	Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward. 1. Describe some of the events taking place throughout America and around the world that mounted frustrations and led to demonstrations. 2. What barriers did blacks face in Las Vegas in the 1960s? 3. What defines Sarah Ann Knight-Preddy as a Nevada Maker during the 1960s? 4. Why is the Moulin Rouge considered an important landmark in Las Vegas? 5. Define the consent decree. 6. Why was the consent decree important for minorities? 7. What event motivated Ruby Duncan to organize demonstrations and marches? 8. Why are Duncan and Knight-Preddy positive examples in the Las Vegas community and to women everywhere? 9. Explain why Thelia Dondero becoming Clark County’s first female commissioner is a step forward for women’s rights. 10. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1960s based on accounts from this episode. 11. Expansion: Discuss the significance of the Westside in Las Vegas. Research other cities in the 1960s and compare their similarities to Las Vegas’s Westside. 12. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker. 13. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.
Title: Jean Ford Grades: 6-12 Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English Lesson Time: 30 Minutes	Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward. 1. What contributions did Jean Ford provide for Nevada during an era where women were not playing prominent roles in politics? 2. What does ERA stand for? Why were there protests and marches in support of the ERA? 3. Where was the resistance to the ERA coming from? 4. Describe some of the inequality women experienced in the 1970s. 5. How did Nevada vote for the ERA? 6. What radical program did Florence McClure found in Nevada during a time it was not socially accepted? 7. Discuss: Consider this question: Why recognize the accomplishments of women in the past? Watch Jan Jones Blackhurst, Carolyn Goodman, and Amy Ayoub, then write down the accomplishments you feel women have achieved. Then turn to a partner and share your answers. 8. Expansion: Create a timeline and identify the key events for the Equal Rights Amendment. 9. Expansion: Draft a letter to a female activist living in Nevada in the 1970s discussing your views on women’s rights. 10. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker. 11. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.

INFORMATION

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS

(up to teacher discretion for use)

Title: Claudine Williams

Grades: 6-12

Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English

Lesson Time: 30 Minutes

1. Describe the jobs women held in Las Vegas in the 1950s. Compared to men, how were they different?
2. What kind of experience did Claudine Williams have before moving to Las Vegas?
3. Why was Williams’s presence on the Las Vegas Strip revolutionary? What set her apart from the others?
4. What kinds of contributions has Williams given to the Las Vegas community?
5. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1950s based on accounts from this episode.
6. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker.
7. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.

Title: Kitty Rodman

Grades: 6-12

Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English

Lesson Time: 30 Minutes

Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward.
1. What makes Kitty Rodman a Nevada Maker? Describe her range of work that helped develop the Las Vegas Strip.
2. What life experiences influenced Rodman to give back to her community and help others?
3. What role did Bartlett play in the development of the City of Henderson and community of Green Valley?
4. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1960s based on accounts from this episode.
5. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker.
6. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.

Title: Myram Borders

Grades: 6-12

Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English

Lesson Time: 30 Minutes

Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward.
1. Discuss: Consider the question: What traits help women to be such effective leaders? Watch Judge Karen Bennett-Haron, Amy Ayoub and Sue Wagner discuss the above question, then write what you think makes an effective leader. Then turn to a partner and share your answers.
2. Through the eyes of a young Myram Borders, how would you describe the town of Las Vegas as she remembers it?
3. What challenges did the field of journalism provide women in the 1960s?
4. What is uniform syndrome?
5. How did Ling Fong provide for education in Clark County?
6. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1960s based on accounts from this episode.
7. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker.
8. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.

Title: Sarah Ann Knight-Preddy

Grades: 6-12
Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English

Lesson Time: 30 Minutes

Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward.
1. Describe some of the events taking place throughout America and around the world that mounted frustrations and led to demonstrations.
2. What barriers did blacks face in Las Vegas in the 1960s?
3. What defines Sarah Ann Knight-Preddy as a Nevada Maker during the 1960s?
4. Why is the Moulin Rouge considered an important landmark in Las Vegas?
5. Define the consent decree.
6. Why was the consent decree important for minorities?
7. What event motivated Ruby Duncan to organize demonstrations and marches?
8. Why are Duncan and Knight-Preddy positive examples in the Las Vegas community and to women everywhere?
9. Explain why Thelia Dondero becoming Clark County’s first female commissioner is a step forward for women’s rights.
10. Describe the general life of a woman in Nevada and the United States in the 1960s based on accounts from this episode.
11. Expansion: Discuss the significance of the Westside in Las Vegas. Research other cities in the 1960s and compare their similarities to Las Vegas’s Westside.
12. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker.
13. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.

Title: Jean Ford

Grades: 6-12

Subjects: U.S. History, U.S. Government, English

Lesson Time: 30 Minutes

Directions: Answer the questions using complete sentences using your previous knowledge and providing examples and references to the video Makers: Women in Nevada History, Moving Forward.
1. What contributions did Jean Ford provide for Nevada during an era where women were not playing prominent roles in politics?
2. What does ERA stand for? Why were there protests and marches in support of the ERA?
3. Where was the resistance to the ERA coming from?
4. Describe some of the inequality women experienced in the 1970s.
5. How did Nevada vote for the ERA?
6. What radical program did Florence McClure found in Nevada during a time it was not socially accepted?
7. Discuss: Consider this question: Why recognize the accomplishments of women in the past? Watch Jan Jones Blackhurst, Carolyn Goodman, and Amy Ayoub, then write down the accomplishments you feel women have achieved. Then turn to a partner and share your answers.
8. Expansion: Create a timeline and identify the key events for the Equal Rights Amendment.
9. Expansion: Draft a letter to a female activist living in Nevada in the 1970s discussing your views on women’s rights.
10. Expansion: Make a campaign poster for one of the Makers from this episode. Create a campaign slogan that represents a message similar to the goals of the Maker.
11. Expansion: Select one Maker from this episode to research further. Use the Nevada Women’s History Project website for further information.