EdGate Women's History Links
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EdGate Women's History Links |
March is National Women's History Month. Each year the National Women's History Project (www.nwhp.org) creates a theme for the celebration. The 2005 Women's History Month theme is "Women Change America." The year's celebration honors and recognizes the role of American women in transforming culture, history, and politics as leaders, writers, scientists, educators, politicians, and artists.
EdGate is proud to join in this celebration. We offer below a selection of links on women in American history for the classroom. There are hundreds of great sites out there on women in engineering, math, science, space, literature and more for you to research on your own.
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This is the official Women's History Month Celebration resource page. National Women's History Project. (All grades)
Gale Group - Women's History Month Resources Thomson Gale has assembled a collection of activities and information to complement Women's History Month. Thompson Gale. (Grades 9-12)
Learning Page: Community Center, Her Story Here you'll find teaching and learning resources on women. Library of Congress. (Grades 4-12_ |
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Browse through information on all of America’s First Ladies. Whitehouse.gov. (Grades 4-12)
Find brief biographical information on all 207 inductees. (Grades 8-12)
National Women's History Project: Learning Place
The National Women’s History Project Learning Place is designed to provide you with information and educational materials about multicultural women’s history. National Women's History Project. (Grades 4-12)
Eleanor Roosevelt and Fly Girls
These American Experience resources support PBS films and include teacher’s guides. PBS. (Grades 6-12_
This site has great in-depth information on women in American history. It includes a media gallery, timelines, and other features. Encyclopedia Britannica. (Grades 6-12)
This article is excerpted from Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Women's International Center. (Grades 9-12)
This site includes a comprehensive list of women’s labor links. AFSCME. (Grades 9-12)
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. View the original document. National Archives. (All grades)
The Library of Congress online Research Guide, which forms the core component of the American Women Web site, began life as a print publication. Of special interest is a visit to the “Rosie the Riveter” Webcast (requires RealPlayer software) by Sheridan Harvey, Women's Studies Specialist. Library of Congress. (Grades 6-12)
American Women's History: A Research Guide: State Index to Research Sources
American Women's History site provides a state-by-state list of citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources. Ken Middleton, MTSU Library. (Grades 9-12)
Civil War Women: Internet Sources
Find links to primary sources on the Internet that are directly related to women and the American Civil War. Duke University. (Grades 6-12)
Every day on C-SPAN, you can watch women making history, or learn about the contributions of women in history. Real Media or Windows Media player required. C-SPAN.org. (Grades 8-12)
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches
Browse texts of famous women’s speeches organized by speaker or year. Sweet Briar College. (Grades 6-12)
These primary documents from American women's history are arranged in chronological order. Encyclopedia Britannica. (Grades 6-12)
Selected Documents: A History of the American Suffragist Movement
These documents include the Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention, 1848. The Moschovitis Group, Inc. (Grades 9-12)
Women Pioneers in American Memory
Read first-person narratives and documents of pioneer women in America. Library of Congress. (Grades 6-12)
Children's Encyclopedia of Women
This encyclopedia was begun in March 1998 by third and fourth grade students at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York. They have added to it during March and April of each year since then. Pocantico Hills School. (Grades 3-6)
Girl Power! is the national public education campaign to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives. Lots of fun girl activities are available in the Girl’s Locker area. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Grades 4-8)
Women Who Changed History
This site offers resources that allow
students to explore women in history; included are Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride,
Rosa Parks and others. Extension activities challenge you to write a
newspaper article or persuasive essay about these key leaders in the women's
movement. Scholastic. (Grades 3-5)
Take a virtual field trip exploring women’s history Web pages. Tramline. (Grades 9-12)
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This site offers a selective bibliography of items found in Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. There is no online access to these items, but it is an excellent discussion of the work of several authors and many links are provided to other sources. Duke University Library. (Teachers only)
Remember the Ladies: The First Ladies Explore the ways in which First Ladies were able to shape the world while dealing with the expectations placed on them as women and as partners of powerful men. EDSITEment. (Grades 3-5)
Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film Students employ the screenwriter's craft to gain a fresh perspective on notable women in American history. EDSITEment. (Grades 9-12)
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Teaching with Historic Places: Women’s History
Use this selection of lesson plans to teach about women and historic places in America. National Park Service. (Grades 3-12)
Who Were the Foremothers of Women’s Equality?
This lesson introduces students to the achievements of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the "foremothers" of women's equality. By studying
a variety of primary historical materials, students will also learn about some
of the lesser-known activists who fought alongside Stanton and Anthony in the
formative Women's Rights Movement.
EDSITEment. (Grades 6-8)
Women’s Suffrage: Effie Hobby’s Story
Effie Hobby turned 107 in
2004. She remembers what it was like to vote in the first U.S. Presidential
election open to women, and she's been voting ever since. Meet Effie in this
selection. Scholastic. (Grades K-2)
Women’s Suffrage: Why the West First?
Students compile information to examine hypotheses explaining why the first nine
states to grant full voting rights for women were located in the West.
EDSITEment. (Grades 6-8)
