Resources for Teaching About Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month!

Women throughout history have fought for equality in politics, sports, theater, and many other fields. This statement made by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her 1845 Declaration of Rights and Sentiments represented the lack of equality established within the founding documents of our country. Thomas Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence stated that "all men are created equal", therefore excluding half of society.

During this month and throughout the year, we celebrate the women in history who have challenged themselves and society to overcome the barriers set before them. The resources below provide a vast collection of primary sources that range from videoclips and photographs to monuments and speeches.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal."

~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elementary & Secondary Resources

Women's History Month

https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

Women's History Month for the Classroom

http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/womens-history-month.html

The theme for 2020 is “Valiant Women of the Vote.” Honor the women who fought to win the right to vote, and for those who still fight to win the right for others.

Stories for Women's History Month

http://blog.listenwise.com/2017/03/stories-womens-history-month/?utm_source=SharpSpring&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SharpspringFeb252018&sslid=M7G0NDQxNDMxNzYzBgA&sseid=MzSzMDCyMDc3MQcA&jobid=45fcc129-a87f-4156-9d98-98c49f05c7ef

Use these Listenwise audio stories this month to help students learn about the accomplishments of amazing women of all ages, cultures, races, and abilities. Expand your students’ knowledge of the contributions of women around the world.

Boston Women's Heritage Trail

http://bwht.org/womens-history-resources/

Discover 7 walking tours and 4 mini-tours of Women’s history in neighborhoods around Boston!

Curriculum resources with primary source documents also available.

Free Guided Walking Tours for Boston Public Schools!

(Image Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/boblinsdell/10790979976)

Women's History Month

https://www.2020centennial.org/resources-for-teachers-all

The mission of the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative (WVCI) is to serve as a central organizing and information-sharing entity for programs, projects, and activities that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Their resources can help teachers teach this important history.

Digital Public Library of America

http://dp.la/primary-source-sets

Primary source sets on topics related to Women's History, including:

Women’s Suffrage: Campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment

World War II: Women on the Home Front

The New Woman

Women and the Blues

National Women's History Museum

https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/

Online exhibits organized by key topics in women's history ranging from women in sports,

to science & technology, and film.

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/womens-history/

"Examine print materials, photographs, and webcasts presenting women’s sometimes-overlooked contributions to history; learn about women as diverse as Jane Addams, Dorothea Lange, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Zora Neale Hurston."