Overview

In this lesson, students explore how artists used creativity to defy expectations and inspire social change during the Women’s Liberation Movement. Students will analyze how individual barrier-breaking, collective voice, celebration of progress, and inclusive movements work together to create lasting change. Students will develop social awareness by recognizing how societal expectations shape individuals and communities and understanding that people within movements have different experiences. The lesson culminates in a dual portrait art project where students contrast societal expectations with authentic identity. Note that this lesson serves as a case study for social change and is not a comprehensive study of the Women’s Liberation Movement or the associated artists.

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