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Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.
Myra Pollack SadkerProfessor, Author, Researcher, and Activist
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Storming Caesars Palace celebrates the legacy of Black women leaders in historic movements for civil rights and economic justice. The film’s impact campaign fosters dialogue around efforts to create a thriving care economy, protect low-wage workers, empower children and families, and counter cultural erasure. Join us to uplift the intergenerational contributions of BIPOC and women-led organizations working to secure dignity for all citizens in DC.
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Featured Biographies for May
The “godmother of women’s history,” Gerda Lerner, was dissatisfied with learning about “a world in which women don’t exist,” while in graduate school at Columbia University in the 1960s. She decided to specialize in women’s history, even though it was not a recognized field within the discipline. Despite departmental objections, Lerner wrote her dissertation about the Grimké sisters, completing her doctorate in 1966. She published the dissertation, The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina: Rebels Against Slavery, in 1967.
Learn more about Jewish women’s experiences throughout US history in this month’s featured biographies.
Use the NWHM’s compendium of online biographies to spark curiosity and dig deeper into women’s impact throughout our shared national history. Explore more here.
If we want our girls to benefit from the courage and wisdom of the women before them, we have to share the stories.
Shireen Dodson
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Students and Educators
Discover our educational resources. Find lesson plans, biographies, posters, timelines, videos, and more on a wide variety of women's history topics.