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
Women, Education, Sports, and Title IX
How has Title IX impacted women in education and sports over the last 5 decades?
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Biography
Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is one of the world’s greatest tennis players, having won numerous tournaments and awards and reaching the rank of World No. 1. Her openness about her struggles with mental health inspired others to share their own stories.
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Biography
Alice Coachman
Alice Coachman was the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic gold medal.
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Biography
Ibtihaj Muhammad
A world-class fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first American to wear a hijab in Olympic competition at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Biography
Lisa Leslie
An early star of the WNBA and a four-time Olympic gold medalist, Lisa Leslie is one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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Biography
Serena Williams
Considered the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, and perhaps the greatest athlete of all time, Serena Williams has revolutionized women’s tennis since the 1990s.
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Biography
Candace Cable
Candace Cable became the first woman to medal at the summer and winter Paralympic Games.
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Biography
Margaret Ives Abbott
Imagine being the first woman to win an Olympic event for the United States, but never knowing that you had done so. This is what happened to Margaret Ives Abbott.
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Biography
Billie Jean King
One of the greatest tennis players of all time and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient for her advocacy for women in sports and LGBTQ rights, Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam titles in her tennis career and led the fight for equal pay in tennis.
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Lesson Plan
Thinking Historically: The Evolution of Women’s Athletic Wear
Students will examine photographs and primary source accounts describing uniforms for women’s sports from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
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Biography
Amanda Blackhorse
Amanda Blackhorse has always seen Native American women fighting against injustice. Blackhorse, member of the Navajo, a social worker and mother of two, served as the named plaintiff in the 2006 lawsuit Blackhorse et al v. Pro-Football Inc.
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Lesson Plan
Breaking Barriers: Women’s Basketball Documents
Breaking Barriers: Women’s Basketball Documents
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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
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph relentlessly pursued her dreams becoming an international track and field star.
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Infographic
Breaking Records
Women have been competing in the Olympics since the second modern games in 1900.
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Biography
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
One of America’s foremost female athletes, Mildred "Babe” Didrikson Zaharias broke world records in multiple sports and cofounded of the LPGA.
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Biography
Marla Runyan
Legally blind since childhood, Olympic track and field athlete and marathon runner Marla Runyan never let her vision loss stand in the way of her athletic dreams.
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Biography
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was a record-breaking female aviator whose international fame paved the way for other female pilots.
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