Biography
Stacey Park Milbern
Stacey Milbern made waves in the disability justice movement through her organizing and activist efforts.
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Biography
Anna Julia Cooper
Anna Julia Cooper was a groundbreaking educator, activist, and author who changed the trajectories of many young Black women .
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Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
“When We Sing, We Announce Our Existence”: Bernice Johnson Reagon and the American Spiritual'
Students will read and listen to the music of Bernice Johnson Reagon, using the words of Ella Baker (Ella’s Song) and a PBS essay in order to make connections to historical and contemporary pursuits for justice.
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Mary Church Terrell
This 3-part lesson will give the students a basic understanding of Mary Church Terrell and prepare them for future studies on the early 20th century Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States.
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Belva Lockwood and the Precedents She Set for Women’s Rights
This lesson examines the life and career of Belva Lockwood, 19th century lawyer and women’s right advocate whose achievements opened the door for others to follow.
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Women’s Rights LAB: Black Women’s Clubs
In this lesson, students will examine the history of Black Women’s Clubs through the lenses of leadership, action, and bravery along with analyzing the role Black Women’s Clubs played in the Women’s Suffrage movement.
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Exhibit
Educational Equality & Title IX:
Is Education Truly Equal? Explore NWHM’s new online exhibition that provides an overview of the history of women's access to higher education.
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Lesson Plan
Investigating Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune: Uncovering Her Legacy Through Inquisitive Inquiry
Students will analyze primary sources to develop inquiries and draw conclusions regarding the impact of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune on civil rights in the twentieth-century United States.
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The Life of Ona Judge
This lesson plan will teach students about the life of Ona Judge and the historical context of her enslavement and escape to freedom.
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Biography
Mary Burrill
Mary P. Burrill was a celebrated playwright whose works inspired many prominent writers of the New Negro Movement/Harlem Renaissance.
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Lesson Plan
Defiance and Dignity, Mary Church Terrell
Students will examine a timeline of the life of Mary Church Terrell and complete a close reading of her speech, “The Progress of Colored Women” (1898)
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The Legacy of Historical Sites featured in Black Feminist DC
In Spring 2023, the National Women's History Museum partnered with a class at Miss Hall's School, an independent high school for girls in Massachusetts, to create a discussion guide for select sites featured in "We Who Believe in Freedom."
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Biography
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most well-known Black female writers and playwrights of her time.
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Lesson Plan
re—inc: The story of a company founded by four US Women’s National Team soccer players seeking to challenge norms and inspire lasting progress.
The story of a company founded by four US Women’s National Team soccer players seeking to challenge norms and inspire lasting progress.
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Lesson Plan
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor: Culinary Anthropologist
How can food be used as a form of cultural memory & resistance?
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Dr. Wangari Maathai: The story of a leader in social, environmental, and political activism and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
The story of a leader in social, environmental, and political activism and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Lesson Plan
Towards Hawaiian Sovereignty: Legacy of Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask
How have Indigenous people exercised sovereignty and self-determination in the modern world?
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Biography
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton was the first woman appointed to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and continues to fight for DC statehood in her third decade as a congresswoman.
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