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.

Type

Topic

Grade Level

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

Montgomery Bus Boycott

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

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.

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.

Poster

Working for Equality

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

Lesson Plan

Western Campaign for Suffrage

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

Lesson Plan

State vs. Federal Campaigns

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

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.

Lesson Plan

19th Amendment

Examine the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women voting rights.

Lesson Plan

Seneca Falls Convention

Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848

Lesson Plan

Progressive Era Suffrage Groups

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

Poster

Arts & Culture

Download posters celebrating women's contributions to arts & culture.

Poster

American Activists

Download posters celebrating activists working to improve their communities.

Poster

Standing Up for Change

Download posters celebrating African American women fighting for change and equality.

Infographic

Legislating History Infographic

100 Years of Women in Congress.