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US National Archives

Docsteach: Extending Suffrage to Women

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will analyze documents pertaining to the women's suffrage movement as it intensified following passage of the 15th Amendment that guaranteed the right to vote for African American males. Documents were chosen...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Hutchinson: American Women's Movement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lesson focuses on the life and trials of Anne Hutchinson, who fought for the rights of women in mid-17th century New England.
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Other

Pbs: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
A program to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide brings together an information site where visitors can find blogs, social media feeds, celebrity and crew diaries, videos, and up-to-date information about the...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Harriet Tubman

For Students 9th - 10th
View this engaging online exhibit to learn about Harriet Tubman, an outspoken advocate for African American and women's rights.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Women in Aviation and Space History

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information on the many women who became well known for their part in aviation history. Click on one of the drop down menus on the left to find a name, then click on the name to see a short description of the woman and her...
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Rutgers University

Rutgers: Lesson Module: Women and Congress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Module provides resources and ideas that will alter young people's image of the U.S. Congress as a male/masculine space, while also highlighting the benefits of increasing women's congressional representation.
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Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Women's Trade Union League

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Chicago branch of the Women's Trade Union League and its alliance between women workers and upper-class women who supported their cause.
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: The Role of Women in the United States and Kenya

For Students 9th - 10th
Help students understand differences among cultures with respect to the roles men and women play. This learning module explores how the role of women in the United States differs from the same role in Kenya.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition that features the accomplishments of women doctors, many who have changed the face of medicine and served as role models for women today. Includes learning activities, games, and lesson plans showing how the human body...
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Other

The Plight of Women's Work in the Early Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson examines the effects of the Industrial Revolution on women. It includes testimonies from England and Wales collected by Parliamentary commissions who investigated the industrial employment of women and children in the early...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Women and Gender in Classical Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture describing the marriage practices and legal status of women in Classical Athens.
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Bride Kidnapping and the Role of Women in Kyrgyzstan

For Students 9th - 10th
Kyrgyzstan is a nation in Central Asia. This learning module will look at how women are viewed and treated and what is expected of them in Kyrgyzstan. Consider the freedoms women have in the United States to other nations.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Seneca Falls Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 to understand why a women's rights movement was necessary to gain greater rights for women.
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Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Challenges and Prospects for African Women's Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site that describes African women moving away form the traditional roles in society and shaping the political and social culture in all areas of Africa.
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Other

Women of Valor: Henrietta Szold

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive source of information about the life of Henrietta Szold (1860-1945 CE), founder of the Zionist women's organization of Hadassah and dedicated supporter of Palestine. She was an activist who was a model for Jewish women...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Student will use primary and secondary sources to gain a richer understanding of women's activism and how the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire led to changes in labor and safety regulations in America.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Road to Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, young scholars will use the Suffrage Timeline to explore the women, ideas, and action that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 and discuss the Woman Suffrage Movement as a model for peaceful activism.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Waves of World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover more about the women of the Naval Reserve during World War II.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The National Woman's Party

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will examine documents to determine if the justice system was fair and Constitutional in its treatment of the National Women's Party picketers.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Lesson Plan: Martha Hughes Cannon

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Women and People of Color in Science

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Biases against women and people of color in science, and contributions of women and people of color in science.
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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Women in Uniform in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the women who actually fought during the Civil War and what provoked them to do this. From the Civil War Society's "Encyclopedia of the Civil War."
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Other

Cpsr Newsletter: Digital Life Style for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive general discussion of all the changes that have occurred within the culture of women in the workplace and the home and the increasing number of women academics and users of the internet.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: History of Women's Suffrage

For Students 1st - 8th
This site summarizes the history of women's suffrage throughout various countries and continents, including: United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, Africa, etc. It also briefly includes the...