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To request a virtual field trip, please submit a booking request form. All booking requests must be made at least 3 weeks in advance. While we can not guarantee availability, we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

If you are an organization that is not affiliated with an educational institution, please visit the NWHM Speakers Bureau to book one of our distinguished lecturers for your event.
 

Current Virtual Field Trips:

The Second Wave of Feminism: The Lavender Menace

In 1949, French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir published The Second Sex, a foundational book that set the tone for the next surge of 20th-century women's activism. Betty Friedan followed this effort in 1963 with the publication of her seminal work, The Feminine Mystique, a work that is often associated with helping to ignite the second feminist wave in the United States. Using these two texts as a foundation, this program explores the Lesbian Feminist Movement and provides an overview of the Radicalesbians, an organization of feminist lesbians that formed in the wake of the National Organization of Women's (NOW) exclusion of lesbian participation at the Second Congress to Unite Women. The Lavender Menace protest at the 1970 NOW Conference had myriad effects on the feminist movement, which can still be felt today. This program is most appropriate for high school and undergraduate audiences.

Standing Up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement

In the 20th century, African American women formed the backbone of the modern Civil Rights Movement. They were the critical mass, the grassroots leaders challenging America to embrace justice and equality for all. This program discusses women’s critical roles in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock’s Central High School integration, and the little-known women behind the scenes of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Join us to explore the Civil Rights Movement through the perspectives of its women leaders. This program is most appropriate for a minimum of a 5th grade audience through undergraduate and adult audiences.

Taking a Stand Part 1: The Beginnings of Woman Suffrage (1776-1872)

The woman suffrage movement has roots going back to the founding of the nation. This program will explore the early factors in the suffrage movement including key women such as Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Susan B. Anthony. Learn about the early women's rights movement in the United States and the legislation that was put in place to halt the movement.  This program is most appropriate for 5th grade audience through undergraduate and adult audiences.

Taking a Stand Part 2: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House (1872-1920)

By the early 20^th century, women were fighting nation-wide for the right to vote. A group of women, adopting radical tactics from their British counterparts, brought their protests to Washington, DC and to the very door of the White House. Learn how Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) drew public attention to their cause and were an example of peaceful public protest in the United States. This program is most appropriate for a minimum of a 5th grade audience through undergraduate and adult audiences. 
 

Previous Electronic Field Trips (we do not currently offer these programs, but the videos are free for use):

Women Pioneers of Computer Programming

In 1943, the US Army hired six women mathematicians to set up and operate the Army’s newest top secret weapon in World War II. The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was the first electronic, digital computer. These unsung heroes figured out how to wire the electrical connections that enabled ENIAC to complete 300 multiplications per second. This field trip incorporates math and science content including electronic circuits and geometry. To see a recording of this program, click here.

Katherine Johnson and the Mathematics of the Space Race

Getting astronauts to space and back involves more than rockets and hardware. During America’s space race in the 1950s and 60s, mathematicians performed calculations that determined the geometry for space orbit. Women “computers”, including National Women’s History Museum’s Women Making History honoree Katherine Johnson, were integral members of NASA’s teams. Join us to learn the mathematical concepts behind space orbit and the women who sent America’s astronauts into space. To see a recording of this program, click here.