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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Brave Girls Virtual Story Time: Separate is Never Equal

Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh

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Women's History Minute: Marian Anderson

Short video on Marian Anderson

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Women's History Minute: Ida B. Wells

Short video on Ida B. Wells

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Women's History Minute: Nellie Bly

Short video on Nellie Bly

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Women's History Minute: Ellen Ochoa

Short video on Ellen Ochoa

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Defying Expectations: Unsung Hero: Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall Riots

This lesson explores the Stonewall Riots, the media interpretation of them, and inclusion and exclusion in the LGBTQ movement through the life of Marsha P. Johnson.

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Eleanor Roosevelt: An Agent of Social Change

Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of the First Lady as an agent of social change. Eleanor helped to create The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which remains one of her greatest legacies.

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Breaking Barriers: Women’s Basketball Documents

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Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Landmark Supreme Court Cases Lesson Plan

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Sally Hemings

By dividing Sally Hemings' life into four major stages, students will encounter the difficult choices forced upon enslaved women by an evil institution.

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