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Curated Video
Native American Boarding Schools: Forced Separation of Families
For over a hundred years, the U.S. government used education as a tool to assimilate Native American children into American society - by systematically erasing their history, culture, and language.
PBS
Why Do We Go to Prom?
Prom has become the defining moment of many American students' high school experiences. But why has a single night of partying come to represent a crucial coming of age moment? Today, Danielle examines the history of prom and how...
Schooling Online
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Context
Did you know that Frankenstein has its own thrilling backstory? Get ready to enter the turbulent world of Mary Shelley! In this lesson, you’ll learn all about her life, her loves, and what inspired her to write THE ULTIMATE science...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Macbeth. Watch the Jacobean era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of the Great Chain of Being, the Renaissance, religious ideas,...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: King Lear - Theme of Gender
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores attitudes towards gender in King Lear. See the chaotic consequences when gender roles are broken; decide for yourself whether Shakespeare is challenging or reinforcing...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Invisible Woman [Jayati Ghosh]
Economics has many flaws, yet few are as broadly oppressive as its illusions about gender.
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: The Merchant of Venice - Theme of Gender
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the way gender roles are presented in The Merchant of Venice. Meet fierce and rebellious characters like Portia and Jessica and see how the men react to such strong and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Mainstream Economics & Gender | Feminist Economics Part 5
In this fifth and final lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores some of the shortcomings of mainstream economics. Heavily reliant on unrealistic assumptions and...
Weird History
Bizaare Facts About Druids
The Druids were either an intellectual class or priestly class of Celts living in Gaul (a region that encompassed the majority of Western Europe and the British isles) around 1200-600 BCE and beyond. While modern neo-Druids have a...
The Wall Street Journal
Let Go And Let Lead
Research shows women delegate less than men do, and they're more likely to feel guilt about doing so. Dr. Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School explains why handing off tasks may open the pathway to real power at work.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Gender Awareness & Public Policy | Feminist Economics Part 4
In this fourth lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Feminist Economics” series, Professor Jayati Ghosh explores the impact of economic policy on women, and the importance of adopting a gender-perspective in...
Curated Video
Women in Ancient Athens
The lives and rights of women in Greece, from a modern perspective, seem severely limited; yet, they played important roles in society.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Feminist Economics with Jayati Ghosh [TRAILER]
The economy is not gender neutral, but actually relies on gender imbalances to function and grow.
In this five-part lecture series, this renowned scholar guides us through the field of feminist economics. Feminist...
In this five-part lecture series, this renowned scholar guides us through the field of feminist economics. Feminist...
Curated Video
What Is The Difference Between Sex And Gender?
The difference between sex and gender is that sex is a biological concept based on biological characteristics such as difference in genitalia in male and female. Gender on the other hand, primarily deals with personal, societal and...
PBS
The Origin of Gender
Why do we think there are only two genders? Because there are cultures that believe there are many more than two genders. And what's the difference between sex and gender?
PBS
Hemingway and Gender Identity
After watching a short video clip from the documentary Hemingway by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, learners read an article by Ursula Le Guin about gender roles and sexuality. Scholars then consider how an author's concept of gender roles is...
TED-Ed
The Meaning of Life According to Simone de Beauvoir
Meet Simone de Beauvoir, teacher, writer, feminist. Perhaps best known as an existential philosopher, her views on what it means to be a woman upended the post World War II intellectual theatre.
C-SPAN
On This Day: Publication of The Feminine Mystique
When Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, it was considered a manifesto for women who suffered from the problem that has no name. Clips from authors and historians, as well as the writer herself, help class members consider the...
The Great War
Dancer, Lover, Spy - Mata Hari
Femme fatale? German spy? French spy? Mata Hari's origin story and her espionage during World War I are clouded by the legends surrounding her. With more recently declassified documents, historians have a better understanding of her role...
PBS
Defying Convention | Little Women
Jo's decision not to marry her childhood friend Laurie broke the hearts of many readers—but it also represented Little Women's successful break from traditional nineteenth-century gender roles. A short clip illustrates Jo's desire to...
Macat
An Introduction to Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex
Simone de Beauvoir is considered one of the first feminist philosophers and her book, The Second Sex, is known as one of the most important treatises on feminism. Introduce young philosophers to Beauvoir's ideas with a short video...
Macat
An Introduction to Judith Butler’s Gender Troubles
Is gender decided at conception or at birth? Is it a biological concept or a societal construct? Judith Butler discusses the concept with her thought-provoking Gender Troubles, the key ideas of which are summarized in a short video.
TED-Ed
Are Boys Smarter Than Girls?
Are boys smarter than girls? There's a question guaranteed to get the attention of high school classes. Citing studies of brain function, test performance, and hiring practices, a short video provides much food for thought about how...
TED-Ed
How I Responded to Sexism in Gaming with Empathy
Listen as Lilian Chen describes her experiences with sexism in the Super Smash Brothers gaming community, and explores topics like bullying, gender imbalance, social dynamics, and feminism.