March 5, 2009March 5, 2009

March is Woman's History March is Woman's History Month. Woman's History Month. Woman's History

Month is not as well known as Month is not as well known as Black History Month. How can Black History Month. How can we make people more aware we make people more aware of Woman's History Month? of Woman's History Month?

Why is it important that we do Why is it important that we do so?so?

Women’s History MonthWomen’s History Month

• Began in California in Began in California in 1978 as women's 1978 as women's history weekhistory week

• Became women’s Became women’s history month in history month in 1987 by an act of 1987 by an act of CongressCongress

• March was picked March was picked because it included because it included International International Women’s DayWomen’s Day

Women’s History MonthWomen’s History Month

• U.S. Secretary of U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the 1945, and the

• The first woman The first woman ever appointed to ever appointed to the US Cabinet. the US Cabinet.

• April 10, 1882 – April 10, 1882 – May 14, 1965May 14, 1965

HomeworkHomework

• Submit the name of the person you Submit the name of the person you are going to interview are going to interview

• Include the following information: Include the following information: their age, where they live (their their age, where they live (their neighborhood is enough), and if they neighborhood is enough), and if they are a graduate of the old Audenriedare a graduate of the old Audenried

What to ask peopleWhat to ask people

• Without cell Without cell phones, how did phones, how did you get in touch you get in touch with each other?with each other?

• How often did you How often did you use a phone?use a phone?

• When did you last When did you last use a rotary use a rotary phone?phone?

What to ask peopleWhat to ask people

• When did they first When did they first see a computer?see a computer?

• When did they first When did they first use a computer?use a computer?

• How do they feel How do they feel about computers?about computers?

• Did they use a Did they use a calculator in calculator in school?school?

ChinaChina

• There was a trade There was a trade imbalance between imbalance between China and Great China and Great BritainBritain

• Great Britain wanted Great Britain wanted ceramics spices and ceramics spices and tea from Chinatea from China

• China wanted China wanted nothing backnothing back

OpiumOpium

• Formed from the Formed from the seed pod of the seed pod of the poppypoppy

• Today it is refined Today it is refined into heroininto heroin

• Can also be made Can also be made into other drugsinto other drugs

• In the 1800s Opium In the 1800s Opium was smokedwas smoked

The Opium WarThe Opium War

• There were two of There were two of them them

• The first was from The first was from 1839 to 1841 1839 to 1841

• The second was The second was from 1856 to 1860from 1856 to 1860

• Between Britain Between Britain and China and China

Opium WarsOpium Wars

• Britain introduced Britain introduced Opium to China Opium to China

• China didn’t like China didn’t like it and tried to it and tried to enforce its drug enforce its drug lawslaws

• Britain used its Britain used its navy to force the navy to force the Chinese to allow Chinese to allow the Opium inthe Opium in

Outside InfluencesOutside Influences

• China wanted to China wanted to have nothing to do have nothing to do with the rest of the with the rest of the worldworld

• They did not They did not modernize as Japan modernize as Japan diddid

• They were inferior They were inferior militarily to the westmilitarily to the west

Boxer RebellionBoxer Rebellion

• 1898 – 19011898 – 1901

• a violent anti-a violent anti-foreign, anti-foreign, anti-Christian Christian movement movement

• Their name in Their name in Chinese "Righteous Chinese "Righteous Fists of Harmony”Fists of Harmony”

• They lostThey lost

Class workClass work

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