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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article in order to discuss leadership capabilities of women and to evaluate the legacy of the first woman Prime Minister. They create a "Museum of Famous Women Leaders." Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students examine struggle of women to obtain a higher education, and research and develop written or media presentations. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research biographies and develop hypotheses about conditions for women at various points in history. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to organize their findings. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students examine the women who contributed to the Civil Rights movement. In groups, they read excerpts of writings from Eloise Greenfield and research the women she mentions using the internet. To end the lesson, they create a timeline of events based on the information they gathered. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the life and works of various Latin American women. After reading excerpts of each work, they answer comprehension questions and discuss as a class. In groups, they re-write the Equality of Rights in their own words and examine the feminist press in Brazil. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the lives of women in Brazil to those in the United States. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students consider the obstacles to education in Haiti. They play an Internet game assuming the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. They discuss the choices they made, the outcomes and the problems faced while playing the game. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students view a picture from the Vancouver National Historic Reserve and discuss the people in the picture. They locate Cromwell's Map and discuss the villages located close to Fort Vancouver. Students read information regarding the role of women in this time and society. They discuss the benefits and drawbacks of intermarriage for native women and trappers. Students discuss the lives of settler women when coming to the area. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the historical women of the 19th and 20th century while focusing upon the educational opportunities of the times. They conduct research using a variety of resources and are introduced to the founding of colleges for African Americans. Full Review »
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- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students role play being members of the historical committee for Higher Education Consortium which has decided to publish a set of brochures about women's colleges. They divide into small groups and choose a college from the list to create a tri-fold brochure. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study the history of women's colleges and determine what Wellesley and similar colleges have to offer. They discuss the struggle of women to obtain higher education in the United States and the chronology of and the debates about women's higher education. Full Review »
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