# Lesson 2: Day 4 - The Power of Women ## Google Doc of This Lesson [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16N36ahUNxDxK3mJyMqqb64LtRPdt929GwXz1YOnTQqY/edit?tab=t.qmco3z5ba25z](https://docs.google.com/document/d/16N36ahUNxDxK3mJyMqqb64LtRPdt929GwXz1YOnTQqY/edit?tab=t.qmco3z5ba25z) ## **Activity 1:** Read Aloud **Overview:** In this read-aloud, students will read an excerpt from [***__The Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania__* __(Blockson, 1981)__**](https://hsp.org/sites/default/files/blocksonreading_1.pdf) to examine the role of Black women in Female Anti-Slavery Societies. **Time:** 10 minutes **Format:** Whole Group  **Objective:** SWBAT investigate the contributions of Black women to the anti-slavery movement by identifying key themes related to leadership, organizing, and resistance in 19th-century Female Anti-Slavery Societies. * Distribute copies of the excerpt of *The Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania* by Dr. Charles L. Blockson. * Read p. 19-21 aloud as a class, inviting student volunteers to take turns reading. * Pause occasionally to ask clarifying questions or highlight key themes that connect back to the podcast content. * Invite students to share one takeaway with a partner.  * * Partner #1 should spend about 90 seconds sharing. * Invite students to switch so Partner #2 can share their takeaway. ## **Activity 2:** 1838 Black Metropolis Woman's Tour **Time:** 10 minutes **Format:** Whole Group  **Overview:** In this whole-group activity, students will view a short video highlighting the work of              Mrs. Michiko Quinones and Ms. Morgan Lloyd, co-founders of *1838 Black Metropolis*. The featured tour focuses on a historic Black women’s enclave in Philadelphia, offering students a glimpse into how public history can recover and amplify voices often left out of mainstream narratives. **Format:** Whole Group **Objective:** SWBAT interpret how contemporary public historians use storytelling, place-based research, and archival recovery to honor the lives and contributions of 19th-century Black women in Philadelphia. * Show [__PhillyStories - 1838 Black Metropolis Woman's Tour__](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/videos?wix-vod-video-id=1f170817543d480da493e0ae60f178e2&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-lmcaa8tx) * Engage students in discussion by asking one or more of the following questions: * * How do Mrs. Michiko Quinones and Ms. Morgan Lloyd use research and storytelling to make the lives of Black women in 19th-century Philadelphia visible today? * Why is it important to study and walk through the spaces where Black women lived and organized? What can place teach us that textbooks might not? ## **Activity 3:** Daughters of Africa **Overview:** In this interactive activity, students will read one of four articles about the *Daughters of Africa* and participate in a Four Corners Gallery Walk. By sharing their takeaways on post-its and engaging with peer insights, students will collectively build a deeper understanding of the varied roles Black women played in 19th-century Philadelphia’s resistance and organizing networks. **Time:** 25 minutes **Format:** Whole Group  **Objective:** SWBAT synthesize key takeaways from multiple historical accounts of the Daughters of Africa by contributing to and engaging with a collaborative gallery of peer insights. **Materials:** Post-its; printouts of the article headlines; tape * Divide students into eight small groups. * Provide post-its so that each student has at least two sticky notes.  * Assign each group one of the four readings: * * **Groups 1 & 5:** [__In 1821 a group of single and widowed Black woman founded the Daughters of Africa__](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/in-1821-a-group-of-single-and-widowed-black-woman-founded-the-daughters-of-africa) * **Groups 2 & 6:** [**__Were the Daughters of Africa More Powerful than We Thought?__**](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/were-the-daughters-of-africa-more-powerful-than-we-thought) * **Groups 3 & 7:** [**__Finding Phebe Lewis and The White Scorpions in The Daughters of Africa (Gibson, 2023)__**](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/finding-phebe-lewis-and-the-white-scorpions-in-the-daughters-of-africa) * **Groups 4 & 8:** [**__Daughters of Africa By Laws__**](https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/historicaldocuments) (scroll down to the third item on the page) * Ask students to read independently for five to seven minutes. * * While students are reading, label each corner of the room with one of the four article titles.  * Have students write one to two key takeaways from their article on post-it notes—focusing on what they learned about Black women’s activism, leadership, or organizing strategies. * Ask students to place their post-its in the matching corner. * Invite four of the eight groups to visit each corner and read the peer post-its. * * Give each group about one minute to view the gallery for each article and invite them to switch (moving clockwise to the next article).  * Ask the other half of students to remain seated and respond to this reflection prompt: * * *What patterns or themes are emerging across the stories of Black women in 1838 Philadelphia? What surprised or inspired you?* * After a few minutes, have groups switch roles so that all students complete both the gallery walk and the journal reflection. --- **Documents** - [L2:4 Video - Black Metropolis Women's Tour](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l24-video-black-metropolis-womens-tour-gQRo5Ckv5P) - [L2:4 Charles Blockson](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l24-charles-blockson-RkNrMg0mgh) - [L2:4 Daughters of Africa By Laws](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l24-daughters-of-africa-by-laws-FyGathgyd8) - [L2:4 Phebe Lewis](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l24-phebe-lewis-d1YAzc5uoD) - [L2:4 Daughters of Africa Powerful Blog](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l24-daughters-of-africa-powerful-blog-pFgngWQhCH) - [L2:4 Daughters of Africa Blog](https://1838blackmetropolis.getoutline.com/s/aa099d92-e5c1-4fa9-ad54-9fd69ac27a28/doc/l24-daughters-of-africa-blog-RrvhaoynSR)