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Handout
Other

Women's International Center: Women's History in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the social conditions in America that led to the Women's Movement, along with some women's world history.
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Primary
Other

Equal Rights for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of a speech made by U.S. House Representative Shirley Chisholm on the dismal state of women's rights in 1969.
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Handout
Other

King's College: Mary Wollstonecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
King's College provides this brief biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Women." Includes several links in its annotated bibliography.
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Article
Other

Afl Cio: Time for Working Women to Earn Equal Pay

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in achieving equal pay for women. Links to related articles.
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Unit Plan
Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Studying Relationships in Jane Eyre

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good site from the UK. Gives in-depth analysis on the various relationships in the novel, all centering around the novel's main character.
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Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Mary Daly Obituary

For Students 9th - 10th
An obituary of Mary Daly, an American radical feminist philosopher, and a feminist theologian, who died January 3, 2010.
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Handout
Other

Aclu: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a summary of the role of the ACLU in gaining women's rights in a variety of areas. Informative timeline is available.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The Sixties 1954 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive feature lets you decide if the feminist movement of the 1960s improved American women's lives. Covers the areas of politics, business, professions, family, and independence. See how your vote compares with others that have...
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Activity
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography focuses on Lucy Stone's leadership in the suffrage movement and her role in attracting Susan B. Anthony to the movement.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Betty Friedan

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers an outline of the life and accomplishnments of women's rights activist Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique."
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Women Suffragettes Visit t.r.

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Library of Congress archives, open this site to view an early film of women suffragettes of New York visiting Roosevelt at Sagamore in 1917.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource supplies teaching ideas for William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
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Website
Other

League of Women Voters

For Students 9th - 10th
Official homepage of the League of Women Voters.
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Graphic
Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: Lessing, Doris 1919

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This large site offers both background, personal interviews, examples of Lessing's work, and suggestions for teaching it.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Geraldine Ferraro

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a national party ticket in America.
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Article
Other

Monthly Review: What Happened to the Women's Movement?

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth magazine article that discusses the history of women's movement, particulary the late-1960s/early 1970s movement. Discusses why the movement faded in the 1980s and how it has been absorped into today's culture.
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Website
Other

International Labour Organization: Bureau for Gender Equality

For Students 9th - 10th
This home from the International Labour Organization provides information on women's equality issues in labor. Find statistics and indicators on income, economic activity, unemployment, and more. Site also provides information on...
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Handout
Washington State University

Washington State University: Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tackles the "F-word," -- and questions how feminism, especially feminist literary theory, got turned into a dirty word. A basic explanation of the critical approach of feminism to literature.
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Lesson Plan
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Lesson 46: Feminism Does Not Have to Be an F Word

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The women's liberation movement of the 1970s is suffering a tremendous backlash and is frequently viewed as obsolete. Many young people feel as though feminism is irrelevant and sexism no longer impacts their lives. Through the...
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Website
Other

The Progressive Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Judy Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Judy Chicago's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this famous, influential artist.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Herland by Charlotte Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1915, one work is Herland, a book in the utopian trilogy that was first published in Forerunner magazine. This work was written by the feminist...
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Website
Emory University

Postcolonial Studies at Emory: Isabel Allende

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Allende along with a brief discussion of Allende as a feminist. Also includes an analysis of "The House of the Spirits."
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Handout
Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Feminist Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of feminism in the United States, from 1960 through the 2000s, featuring many accomplishments of women in publishing, fashion, entertainment, politics, public life, and other fields.