Taking a Stand, Part I

Lesson Plan

The Women Who Changed a City

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

Biography

Mierle Laderman Ukeles transformed undervalued domestic and civic labor into public, visible, and celebrated artistic practice, thereby shifting cultural conversations about gender parity in both art and society.

Lesson Plan

Stitched Stories: Women in History

Students will create textured portraits using simple materials to explore identity, emotion, and overlooked stories while connecting artistic practice with empathy and historical awareness.

Lesson Plan

Rock the Boat: Finding Your Voice in Poetry

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.