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.

Type

Topic

Grade Level

General

In the Military

In 1942 Congress created the women’s auxiliary army which allowed women to volunteer for units attached to the military.

General

On the Farm

Food supplies became a major concern on the home front and abroad during WWII.

General

Working in the Defense Industry

WWII brought with it a boom in the defense industry and women filled many of the newly created positions.

General

On the Home Front

Explore the changes that happened at home during World War II.

General

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

More than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963 for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Primary Source

Listing Of Signers Of The Declaration Of Sentiments

The signers of the Declaration of Sentiments.

General

World War II Sources

Sources on World War II

General

Civil Rights Movement Sources

Poster

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Download posters celebrating women who achieved success in STEM.

General

The Sit-In Movement

Being served at a lunch counter was normal for whites, but African Americans were not allowed to sit at lunch counters throughout the South.

General

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Colvin and Parks along with other early protestors sparked a yearlong boycott of the Montgomery bus system.

Poster

Working for Equality

Women have long participated in the paid labor force and worked for equality.

General

Little Rock Nine

Imagine showing up to your first day of school and being greeted by an angry mob and the National Guard.

General

Freedom Summer

During the summer of 1964, hundreds of college students flooded Mississippi to register African Americans to vote.

Lesson Plan

State vs. Federal Campaigns

Students will debate state vs. federal strategies for obtaining voting rights for women.

Lesson Plan

Western Campaign for Suffrage

Students will examine why western states granted women the right to vote.

Lesson Plan

Progressive Era Suffrage Groups

Students will compare the different Progressive Era women’s suffrage movement.

Primary Source

Kentucky Equal Rights Association at the Democratic National Convention

Kentucky Equal Rights Association.

Lesson Plan

Propaganda and Women's Suffrage

Student will examine propaganda posters from the American women’s suffrage movement.

Primary Source

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention

Ye May Session of Ye Woman's Rights Convention.