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Education Development Center

Title Ix: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but comprehensive article on the history and current status of Title IX. Provides list of resource organizations and materials as well as contact information for centers that assist with desegragation issues in public schools.
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Other

Aclu: Title Ix the Nine

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of nine visionary people who supported equal opportunity for women in education and sports.
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US Department of Education

Title Ix: A Sea Change in Gender Equity in Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Addresses the positive changes in gender equity in education and the progress made for women since the passage of Title IX in 1975.
Website
University of Iowa

University of Iowa Libraries: Gender Equality in Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has several informational links to the equality law, Title IX, the history of this law dating back form 1972, some of the lawsuits steming from Title IX and several other informative links.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, learners explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: The Women's Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Internet based instructional activity for high school students about the women's rights movement. Connected with a textbook series but could be used by anyone. Nice, self-contained activity.
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Other

Jwa: Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution (Jewish Women's Archive)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an interactive look at the roles Jewish women have played in the furthering of feminism and the American women's movement in the last half of the 20th century. You can access the information through a timeline, themes of...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: What Administration Is Saying About Trans Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Obama administration's directive to public schools on how to be inclusive and non-discrimitative to transgender students.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Civil Rights: Demanding Equality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teach the history of Civil Rights using this comprehensive learning module. Trace the movement from the 14th Amendment to modern times. The focus is on African American rights but also touches on women and disabled American's rights....
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the historic reasons women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics today.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Game Changers

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the cultural, political, and social barriers women have overcome to play competitive sports.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Education Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of education policy within the United States.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of women's rights in the United States.
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Read Works

Read Works: All Split Up

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text article presents both sides of the issue of coeducational classes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Other

Auw St. Lawrence County Branch: Women of Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what it means to have courage by examining the lives of women who "Were pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics, and music." This page includes biographies of several women including scientist...

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