Rainier Christian High School


Michael Boze – Social Studies / History Teacher

Michael Boze, Lead Teacher

Auburn, WA | 12th Grade

"The students thoroughly enjoyed the project and the journey of discovering not only who the suffragettes were, but also the rights their family members received from the selfless work accomplished by these amazing women and their supporters."

FEATURED WORK

Mary Emma Brown

Mary Emma Brown

By Elizabeth joss

I believe we need to take a step back once in a while and realize that these rights were not given to us, but they had to be won through a tough struggle.   READ MORE +
Emma Smith DeVoe

Emma Smith DeVoe

By Emma Fiess

These suffragists didn’t know if they were going to succeed or not; they had no idea what was going to come from their work but they continued on, fighting for what they believed in.   READ MORE +

STUDENT WORK

Thao Suranari

Thao Suranari

By Min Chaipun

Doing this project has shown me so many beautiful sides of people coming out and fighting for their rights.
Bella Colosimo Bianchi

Bella Colosimo Bianchi

By Justice Johnson

Isabella came to the US to get away from Italy where there were no choices for any of the people.
Kanitha Wichiencharoen

Kanitha Wichiencharoen

By Pong Juathes

I just learned that in the United States, women didn’t get the right to vote until very recently and that they were treated as inferior to men.
Frances Cleveland Axtell

Frances Cleveland Axtell

By Natalie Foster

Not only women like these are great examples of how to peacefully protest and stand up for what they believe in, but they also show young women in America today that it is okay to be part of a movement and to be proud to be a woman.

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