Biography
Elizabeth Freeman
Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.
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Biography
Muriel Siebert
Fearless Wall Street broker Muriel Siebert was known as The First Woman of Finance.
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Biography
Edna Lewis
Chef and cookbook author Edna Lewis taught the American public to appreciate southern meals in a new way.
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Biography
Autherine Lucy
Autherine Lucy was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama
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Biography
Biography
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American woman pilot.
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Biography
Biography
Biography
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American to be canonized as a saint.
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Biography
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley dedicated her life to social reform. She worked to end many social problems, including labor and racial discrimination.
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Lesson Plan
Susan B. Anthony
After learning about Susan B. Anthony, students will create a coin mobile. On the back of each coin, they will write the actions that identify her as an agent for change, as well as a word to describes her.
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Lesson Plan
From the Declaration of Independence to the Declaration of Sentiments
Students will learn about the purpose and message of Declaration of Independence, question and discover if women had rights in Early America and analyze and compare the Declaration of Sentiments and its message and purpose.
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General
Chester Comix: The Seneca Falls Convention
Check out these Seneca Falls Comics created by Chester Comix!
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General
Chester Comix: The Seneca Falls Convention
Check out these Seneca Falls Convention comics from Chester Comics! This version is not colored and has words blanked out.
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Biography
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems
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Lesson Plan
Seneca Falls and Suffrage
Using the Chester Comix panels, students will explore and discuss the Suffrage Movement, the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention and the contributions to equality made by four key figures: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Lucretia Mott, and
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Biography
Biography
Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller is often remembered as the first Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation but her life was filled with activism from the beginning.
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Lesson Plan
Wilma Mankiller: Cherokee Leader
Students will use the information they learned from reading the short biography of Wilma Mankiller, watching the video, Bell Water Project, to brainstorm community based self-help projects that the class could organize at their school.
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Lesson Plan
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was far more than the “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” and a Hollywood starlet—she was a brilliant, scientific mind that gave way for inventions that still have an impact on today.
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