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.
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Archives: Here's the Rest of the Story
NWHM's Press Release on the Creation of the CyberMuseum
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Archives: Resolution Regarding the Restoration of the Portrait Monument
Resolution Regarding the Restoration of the Portrait Monument
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Martha Hughes Cannon
Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.
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Utilizing Historic Sites for National History Day Research
Lesson plan that allows students to interview the staff at any historic site that focuses on women’s contributions to the past
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The Path to Women’s Suffrage
Students analyze maps and primary documents and share stories of the Westward Expansion relating to gaining women’s suffrage.
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The Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), proposed in 1923, has never been ratified. Activists seeking gender equality have sought its ratification since its first proposal but have encountered resistance along the way.
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Create Your Own Women’s History Museum
Students will work as a group to create their own women's history museum exhibit.
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Susan B. Anthony
After learning about Susan B. Anthony, students will create a coin mobile. On the back of each coin, they will write the actions that identify her as an agent for change, as well as a word to describes her.
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From the Declaration of Independence to the Declaration of Sentiments
Students will learn about the purpose and message of Declaration of Independence, question and discover if women had rights in Early America and analyze and compare the Declaration of Sentiments and its message and purpose.
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Brief Overview of Protest Songs
In the United States, the tradition of protest songs dates to pre-Revolutionary War and flourished during the war.
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