
Digital Classroom Resources
Explore classroom-ready resources created by the Museum and through the "For Educators, by Educators" initiative. There are lesson plans, biographies, posters, primary sources, and more. You can search by topic, theme, or resource type.
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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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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
This is a short thirty-minute lesson on Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.
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Janet Yellen: The Progress of Women and Minorities in the Field of Economics
The students will discuss diversity within the economics profession and in the federal government, and the functions of the Federal Reserve System and U. S. monetary policy, by reviewing a historic timeline and analyzing the acts of Janet Yellen.
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Elinor “Lin” Ostrom, Nobel Prize Economist
In this lesson, students will experience the tragedy of the commons through a team activity in which they compete for resources.
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Lessons in Leadership: The Honorable Yvonne B. Miller
Students will analyze the life of Hon. Yvonne B. Miller, her accomplishments, and leadership attributes, so they can apply persuasive techniques to amplify her accomplishments, leadership attributes, as well as those in leadership roles in their community
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Stacey Abrams: Changing the Trajectory of Protecting People’s Voices and Votes
Students will analyze different perspectives of Stacey Abrams’s candidacy for Georgia’s Governor to learn about civic responsibility.
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Frances Perkins and the New Deal
Students will use primary and secondary resources to introduce themselves to the life and works of Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet member who served as the Secretary of Labor.
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American Women Quarters™️ Honoree Posters
Celebrate the women featured in the American Women Quarters Program!
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Dolores Huerta and the Delano Grape Strike
The Delano Grape Strike represents one of the most important labor movements in American history and demonstrates an intersection between the Civil Rights Movement and the movement initiated by the Mexican-American and Filipino-American communities.
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Angela Davis, Feminist Solidarity
Students will explore Angela Davis’ call for intersectionality and a feminist solidarity for the 21st century.
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How do we remember and honor the contributions of women in public space?
The objective of this lesson is to help students thinking critically about public history and the decision-making that goes into designing and advocating for public memorials to commemorate women in American history.
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Shirley Chisholm, Unbossed and Unbought
Students will use the words of Rep. Shirley Chisholm to better understand her experience, and the experience of women everywhere in America.
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Ida B. Wells: Suffragist and Anti-Lynching Activist
This mini lesson will introduce students to Ida B. Wells through a primary source and invite students to explore the geography of American lynchings through an interactive map.
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Real Life Rosie the Riveters
This lesson features a series of student-centered grouping strategies and discussion forums that utilize primary and secondary sources accounts regarding real-life ‘Rosie the Riveters’ and their contributions to America’s victory in the Second World War.
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Dolores Huerta: The Life and Work of a 20th Century Activist
Students will understand the contributions of the 20th-century farmworker activist Dolores Huerta and her impact on the farmworker rights and unionization movements in California and nationally in the late 20th century.
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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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The Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston
Examine Zora Neale Hurston’s lifelong commitment to African American literature and cultural preservation.
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Gloria Steinem, Feminism and “Living the Revolution"
Students will use the words of Gloria Steinem, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Betty Friedan to better understand sexism in America. will Students will ultimately write a short piece evaluating the extent to which second-wave feminists were successful.
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