Lesson Plan
The Road to Suffrage
In this lesson, students will use the Suffrage Timeline to explore the women, ideas, and action that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 and discuss the Woman Suffrage Movement as a model for peaceful activism.
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Lesson Plan
Rosie the Riveter
This lesson features a series of student-centered grouping strategies and discussion forums that utilize secondary sources. Students will be exposed to various sources that provide both the historical narrative relating to women during World War II.
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Exhibit
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Primary Source
Primary Source
Primary Source
Political Cartoon: National American Woman Suffrage Association
Political cartoon about the National American Woman Suffrage Association' Annual Convention
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Primary Source
Primary Source
Political Cartoon: Uncle Sam embracing a Nurse
If You are Good Enough for War you are Good Enough to Vote
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Lesson Plan
Who Do I Admire?
Who are our real life heroes? Students will learn and write about inspirational women.
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Video
Katherine Johnson and the Mathematics of the Space Race
Katherine Johnson worked for NASA as a "human computer," during the 1950's and '60's. Her work as a mathematician sent astronauts into space.
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Video
Standing Up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
In the 20th century, African American women were integral leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Video
Women Pioneers of Computer Programming
In the 1940's, the US Army hired six women mathematicians to operate the first electronic, digital computer.
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Lesson Plan
Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House High School
High School Post-Filed Trip Activity
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Lesson Plan
Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House K-8
K-8 Post-Field Trip Activity
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Biography
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime.
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Biography
Frances P. Bolton
US Rep Frances Bolton pursued a life of philanthropy, politics, and social reform, and was a lifelong advocate of education, healthcare, and civil rights.
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General
Girls’ Volunteer Groups during World War I
Girl Scouts , 4-H, and Camp Fire Girls helped support the country during WWI.
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