Biography
Autherine Lucy
Autherine Lucy was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama
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Biography
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American to be canonized as a saint.
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Lesson Plan
Introduction to Activism
This lesson takes a closer look at one of key activists in the women’s’, workers’ and immigrants’ rights movement in the 20th century.
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Biography
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the senior US Representative from Florida, the first Latina elected to the US Congress, and the first Republican in congress to publicly support the passage of the Marriage Equality Act.
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Video
When Compromise is Unacceptable
A National History Day documentary by Mia Lazar, Blacksburg High School. Winner of the Women's History prize in the senior division, 2018.
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Biography
Martha Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the first First Lady of the United States.
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Lesson Plan
Inventive Women - Part 2
Students will examine The Declaration of Sentiments from the perspective of its call for women’s economic equality.
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Lesson Plan
Who Do I Admire?
Who are our real life heroes? Students will learn and write about inspirational women.
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Video
Katherine Johnson and the Mathematics of the Space Race
Katherine Johnson worked for NASA as a "human computer," during the 1950's and '60's. Her work as a mathematician sent astronauts into space.
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Video
Standing Up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
In the 20th century, African American women were integral leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Video
Women Pioneers of Computer Programming
In the 1940's, the US Army hired six women mathematicians to operate the first electronic, digital computer.
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Biography
Frances P. Bolton
US Rep Frances Bolton pursued a life of philanthropy, politics, and social reform, and was a lifelong advocate of education, healthcare, and civil rights.
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Biography
Mary Adelaide Nutting
Mary Adelaide Nutting had a profound impact on American nursing. She was one of the key figures in modernizing the profession and her work is still influential in the field today.
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Biography
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliza Mahoney pursued a nursing career which supported these aims. She is noted for becoming the first African American licensed nurse.
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Primary Source
The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution
Text of the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention
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Biography
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck produced works of fiction and non-fiction throughout her lifetime, many of which focused on her experiences in China.
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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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Biography
Biography
Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
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General
Little Rock Nine
Imagine showing up to your first day of school and being greeted by an angry mob and the National Guard.
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