
Digital Classroom Resources
Explore all of the resources the National Women’s History Museum has created. There are lesson plans, biographies, posters, primary sources, and more. You can search by topic, theme, or resource type.
Lesson Plan
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was far more than the “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” and a Hollywood starlet—she was a brilliant, scientific mind that gave way for inventions that still have an impact on today.
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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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Pocahontas
Students will learn about Pocahontas’ life and explore the relationship between legend and history when it comes to the infamous incident in which John Smith claimed she saved him.
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African American Activists
Students will learn about Ida B Wells, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lou Hammer; all female African American activists who fought for justice and equality.
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The National Woman’s Party
Students will examine documents to determine if the justice system fair and Constitutional in its treatment of the National Women’s Party picketers
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Country to City
Through exploring primary source materials and classroom discussion, students will gain a richer understanding of the Industrial Revolution’s impact on the evolving roles of women in 19th century America, with particular focus on New England.
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Defying British Rule
Students will investigate women's roles in the American Revolution while practicing historical thinking skills and citing evidence to support their argument.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
With focus on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy, this lesson is intended to broaden students’ understanding of the roots of effective female activism and the reactive nature of American labor laws.
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Video
LIFE Through the Lens
A National History Day documentary by Parker Beverly, Pensacola High School, 2018.
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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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The 1977 National Women's Conference
A National History Day performance by Catherine Boyette, Grace Amantea, and Laura Shelton, Henderson Middle School. The performance won the Women's History prize in 2018.
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Margaret Chase Smith
A National History Day documentary by Parker Beverly, Pensacola High School, 2017.
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Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin
Students will explore the life of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin by critically reading primary and secondary sources to determine her worldview and perspective.
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General
A Short History of Activism
Subjugation, inequality, revolution and protest have marked world history for thousands of years. And for thousands of years, human beings have fought oppression and subjugation
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The Power of Words and Activism
Students will read the assigned biography and quotes to explore connections between activism and the power of words and ideas.
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