Passing the Nineteenth Amendment
Introduce your students to the history of the Nineteenth Amendment which expanded voting rights to women. In this multimedia lesson, your students examine a primary source song and image.
Introduce your students to the history of the Nineteenth Amendment which expanded voting rights to women. In this multimedia lesson, your students examine a primary source song and image.
Read the story of Joan of Arc, then write questions for interviews with Joan of Arc and a person from the present-day.
Examine key excerpts from the Declaration of Sentiments and consider how much progress has been made for women.
Discuss three opinions on 1920s social issues from the perspective of either a traditionalist or modernist.
For Women’s History Month, introduce your students to Nobel-prize-winning-scientist Marie Curie. In this lesson, students learn about Marie Curie’s accomplishments and then design an investigation themselves.
Watch a video or read the text to learn about Jane Goodall’s achievements. Students then practice asking questions and write a plan to investigate a question.
These rich Primary Sources come with questions to guide students through analysis and can be used to facilitate classroom discussions.
Learn about six lesser-known women who contributed to their communities. Consider assigning a group to read each and share what they’ve learned.
Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919-2010)
Empress Theodora (about 497-548)
Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994)
Deborah Sampson (1760-1827)
Gloria Steinem (1934-)
Margaret Thatcher (1924-2013)