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Biography

Maggie Lena Walker

Maggie Lena Walker was one of the foremost female business leaders in the US and the first woman to own a bank.

Biography

Maria Tallchief

Maria Tallchief was one of America's most popular ballerinas.

General

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Colvin and Parks along with other early protestors sparked a yearlong boycott of the Montgomery bus system.

Biography

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

General

The Sit-In Movement

Being served at a lunch counter was normal for whites, but African Americans were not allowed to sit at lunch counters throughout the South.

Biography

Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph relentlessly pursued her dreams becoming an international track and field star.

Poster

Working for Equality

Women have long participated in the paid labor force and worked for equality.

Lesson Plan

State vs. Federal Campaigns

Students will debate state vs. federal strategies for obtaining voting rights for women.

Lesson Plan

Western Campaign for Suffrage

Students will examine why western states granted women the right to vote.

Primary Source

Kentucky Equal Rights Association at the Democratic National Convention

Kentucky Equal Rights Association.

Lesson Plan

Propaganda and Women's Suffrage

Student will examine propaganda posters from the American women’s suffrage movement.

Lesson Plan

Seneca Falls Convention

Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848

Primary Source

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention.

Poster

American Activists

Download posters celebrating activists working to improve their communities.

Poster

Standing Up for Change

Download posters celebrating African American women fighting for change and equality.

Biography

Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman to represent a major party in a US presidential election, the first woman to win the Iowa Presidential Caucus, first, First Lady elected to the United States Senate, and the first female senator from New York.

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