Students will be able to identify how individual women contributed to a variety of areas during the Progressive Movement.

Students analyze the poetry of both Audre Lorde and Maya Angelou, using selected examples of their work, and determine the meaning of “freedom” as written by both women.

Students explore how Augusta Savage’s work reflects the culture and movements of the time while examining her lasting impact despite systemic inequality.

Students analyze poems by Elizabeth Acevedo and Langston Hughes to learn how language and structure convey perspective, then reflect on their values and write their own poems about meaningful issues.

Students will create a 3-dimensional artwork using words or phrases to communicate their thoughts, hopes and dreams for a future world based on the artwork and life of Sister Corita Kent.

Students will explore Mae Jemison’s perseverance and achievements to understand the importance of confidence, determination, and overcoming obstacles.

Students will learn how Indigenous Women forged Indigenous Rights in America today and how Indigenous identity may be defined by their Civil Rights.

How can activists and activism evolve over time?

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.

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.

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.

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)

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."