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Mother's Nature

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the term "women's issues". Students read "Pulling Strings: Invoking the Moral Authority of Moms." Students explore and evaluate women's movements throughout American history. Students synthesize discoveries by...
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Women's History Week

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the contributions of women who influenced human rights in US history. They examine the influence Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton by participating in a jigsaw activity....
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Women's Roles in World War Two

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the various roles of women in the armed forces and their experiences at work. They discuss stereotypes of men and women during World War Two. They read extracts of stories from World War Two in small groups and report...
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Women's Rights-Minded

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the roles of men and women in a marriage. In groups, they research a women's rights issue in India or their country. Students create a poster displaying their findings about the issue they researched. They create a...
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Balance of Power

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the number of women in the United States Senate. After reading an article, they discover Hillary Clinton's possible bid for the presidential nomination for the Democratic party. In groups, they research the lives and...
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Women in the Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the media portrays women. They identify the traditional and non-traditional roles of both genders. They read about the National Women's Conference.
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Global Women and Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine poverty and women in Senegal through a video. They work together to gather research about economic prosperity in different countries. They share their information with the class.
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Critical Pedagogy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Ruthanne Lum McCunn's Thousand Pieces of Gold and as a class, discuss the Chinese practice of foot binding. They work in groups to read further about how women of different cultures attempt to conform. They write about...
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Not Just A Man's War

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students write 2 letters from a woman who may have lived during the Civil War and 2 letters from her relative which include factual information that they have research using the Internet and other resources, along with other activities.
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Suffrage - When, Where, and Obstacles to Overcome

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the history of women's suffrage. They develop and form opinions on the right to vote. They discuss the many factors that influence voting and how other countries view women's suffrage.
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The Perilous Fight: WWII - Up Close and Personal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research World War II primary source documents and write first person historical point of view stories.
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Life During the Civil War for Women and Civilians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars follow an overview of the American Civil War from a film, the text and/or teacher direct instruction. They create a timeline with a large map of the U.S. in the 1860's available for student reference as they do the spider...
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Sex, Guise, and Video Games

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the portrayal of women in action-adventure video games and in other forms of entertainment to assess whether or not these portrayals perpetuate positive images of women in today's world. They develop new female video...
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They Also Serve

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the roles women played during World War II. They design a recruiting poster telling women of the ways in which they can serve their country today and present their posters to the class.
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The Power of Speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners prepare and deliver a speech on equal rights. They explore equal rights issues as they practice the skills necessary for public speaking.
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A Woman's Place?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this women workers lesson, students read an article about women in the workforce and answer 10 questions related to the article. They also convert fractions to percentages.
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World War II: "The Other" Americans

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the roles of women and minorities during Word War II.  In this American History instructional activity, 11th graders watch the video "Saving Private Ryan".  Students read a book on the topic and answer...
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WACS, WAVES< and SPARS: Women during World War II

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders conduct a class discussion on the historical background information of women during World War II.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders evaluate what motivated women during this time.  Students create a...
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Medical War Ball/ Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders play Medical War Ball. For this Civil War lesson, 8th graders research the role of women in the Civil War as nurses. They play dodge ball with slightly different rules to incorporate a nurse on each team. 
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Women In History Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this history puzzle, students identify the names of famous women in history. A list of 18 names are given for students to locate.
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Women's History Month

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are related to Women's History and the answers are accessed at the bottom of the page.
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Images of Black Women in Drama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different portrayals of African American women in poems and plays. Individually, they identify the character they want to play and reject the others. After acting out the scene, they hopefully realize that their...
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Latin American Women: Finding New Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the life and works of various Latin American women. After reading excerpts of each work, they answer comprehension questions and discuss as a class. In groups, they re-write the Equality of Rights in their own words...
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Examining the African American Family through the Eyes of Women Authors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read stories by women authors on the characteristics of the African-American family. Using the internet, they research the history of issues that have affected African-American families from the Civil War to the Civil Rights...