Leveled Readings / Jane Addams: Why Women Should Vote (1915)
Jane Addams: Why Women Should Vote (1915)
Jane Addams, “Why Women Should Vote” (1915)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“More than one woman has been convinced of the need of the ballot by the futility of her efforts in persuading a business man that young children need nurture in something besides the three r's.”
Adapted · about grade 4
Some women wanted to vote after business owners would not listen about children's needs.
Adapted · about grade 7
Many women came to want the vote after failing to convince businessmen that children need care beyond reading, writing, and math.
Adapted · about grade 10
More than one woman has become convinced she needs the ballot after failing to persuade a businessman that children need nurture beyond the three R's.
Used in: How did women win the right to vote?