PBS
Pbs Teachers: Gallery of China's Female Activists
Explore the lives and accomplishments of women working to improve human rights, the environment, and AIDS education in China. Nominate another Chinese woman worthy of recognition and submit your choice.
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University of Chicago
Ancient Mesopotamia: The Role of Women [Pdf]
Students could use a copy of Hammurabi's Laws to discover what rights women did and did not have in ancient Mesopotamia. They could then do research to compare the lives of women in Mesopotamia with the roles and social status of women...
Curated OER
Traditions of Exemplary Women
This online project presents a view into the role of Chinese women and insights into the culture, politics, and social structure of early China, as well as into the representation of women in various phases of China?s history. Portions...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: East Asian History Sourcebook: East Asian History Sourcebook
Fordham University, known for its excellent primary historical resources in English translation, provides one for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese history.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Tang Dynasty (618 906)
Scholars often refer to the Tang (618-906) and Song (960-1279) dynasties as the "medieval" period of China. The civilizations of the Tang (618-906) and Song (960-1279) dynasties of China were among the most advanced civilizations in the...
Hofstra University
Hofstra Univ: Why Was Bubonic Plague So Devastating to European Society? [Pdf]
The Bubonic Plague or "Black Death" came out of the eastern Mediterranean along shipping routes, reaching Italy in the spring of 1348. By the time the epidemic was abating in 1351, between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had died. The...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Four Chinese women, who left war-torn China and immigrated to America, share their stories as they try to understand their daughters and what it means to be Chinese in America. Selected (10) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Joy Luck Club
This story of four immigrant women from China is carefully analysed in this outstanding site. Read about the characters , the plot, major themes and important quotations from the novel in this site.