Biography
Lillian Wald
Lillian D. Wald helped to bring health care to the residents of New York’s Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Exhibit
Representación con Guión: Latinas en la Lucha por el Sufragio Femenino
Una historia del compromiso y la experiencia política bicultural de las latinas en los Estados Unidos
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Video
Lesson Plan
Helen Keller--Citizen and Socialist
Helen Keller is one of the most misinterpreted women of the early 20th century. This jigsaw lesson seeks to shine light on her labor activism and social justice, peace, and women’s reproductive rights.
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Lesson Plan
Martha Hughes Cannon
Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.
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Lesson Plan
The Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), proposed in 1923, has never been ratified. Activists seeking gender equality have sought its ratification since its first proposal but have encountered resistance along the way.
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Lesson Plan
African American Activists
Students will learn about Ida B Wells, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lou Hammer; all female African American activists who fought for justice and equality.
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Primary Source
Lesson Plan
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
With focus on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy, this lesson is intended to broaden students’ understanding of the roots of effective female activism and the reactive nature of American labor laws.
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Lesson Plan
Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin
Students will explore the life of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin by critically reading primary and secondary sources to determine her worldview and perspective.
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Lesson Plan
The Power of Words and Activism
Students will read the assigned biography and quotes to explore connections between activism and the power of words and ideas.
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Primary Source
Letter Regarding the Federal Amendment
Letter Regarding the Federal Amendment from Ellen F. Vanderbilt
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Primary Source
Petition from the Women Voters Anti-Suffrage Party of New York
Petition from the Women Voters Anti-Suffrage Party of New York to the United States Congress
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Lesson Plan
Inventive Women - Part 1
Students will learn about female inventors and their contributions to American technology.
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Primary Source
General
National Association of Colored Women
Black women participated in women’s rights movements, but were often excluded from organizations.
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Biography
Juliette Gordon Low
Known as the founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low created the largest and most successful organisation for girls in the world.
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Biography
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt grew up to become one of the most important and beloved First Ladies, authors, reformers, and female leaders of the 20th century.
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Biography
Jane Addams
A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Biography
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell was a well-known African American activist who championed racial equality and women’s suffrage.
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