Encyclopaedia Britannica
This Month in History. March: Women's History
This month in history. March: women's history. 1st woman U.S. presidential cabinet member; Women's History Week is celebrated; Chile's first female president; 1st observation of International Women's Day; Women's History Week becomes...
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman Brought to Life: Facial Re-creation & History of the Abolitionist & Union Spy
Timestamps: 0:00 Early Life 6:55 Escape to Freedom 9:08 Fugitive Slave Acts 10:03 Roots of the Underground Railroad 10:46 Black Moses 14:48 Civil War 16:45 Later Life 17:49 Harriet’s Appearance 18:41 Re-creations Revealed Today, we’ll be...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens
Explore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment. -- On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands of...
Science360
Do it for the gram! Share your #NSFstories during #WomensHistoryMonth
Did you know women earn about 42 percent of all science and engineering doctorates? Women in STEM are crucial year-round and the National Science Foundation wants to feature you and your #NSFstories on NSF’s Instagram during Women’s...
One Minute History
110 Claudette Colvin - One Minute History
Jim Crow era Alabama is about to witness a brave act of obstruction. Fifteen years old and pregnant, Claudette Colvin denies her bus seat to a white woman and is subsequently arrested for her transgression. Sound familiar? Colvin’s...
One Minute History
Claudette Colvin - One Minute History
Jim Crow era Alabama is about to witness a brave act of obstruction. Fifteen years old and pregnant, Claudette Colvin denies her bus seat to a white woman and is subsequently arrested for her transgression. Sound familiar? Colvin’s...
Curated Video
TWO MINUTE HISTORY | THE STERILIZATION OF BLACK WOMEN
Did you know that Black women were sterilized because they were considered to be undesirable? Let us know in the comments. It's black history month let's get the facts right. Each One Teach One! Created by Elexus Jionde of INTELEXUAL...
Curated Video
TWO MINUTE HISTORY | POWER TO THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY WOMEN
Did you know that women in the Black Panther Party lead their own revolution? Let us know in the comments. It's black history month let's get the facts right. Each One Teach One! Created by Elexus Jionde of INTELEXUAL MEDIA. For more...
Reading Through History
The History of Mother's Day - Original version
For a newer and much improved version of this video, click here: https://youtu.be/hLng6M1jh4g A short video explaining the history of Mother's Day. For a wonderful Common Core aligned lesson concerning this content, click here:...
Reading Through History
The History of Mother's Day
This is a remake of our original Mother's Day video which had no background music and very poor audio. We also swapped out most of the pictures. Make sure to add this to your holiday playlists! *** For a wonderful Common Core aligned...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable - Christina Greer
Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice. -- In the late 1800’s, lynchings were happening all over the American South, often without any...
Mr. Beat
Roe v. Wade
In the first episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat explains one of the most controversial cases in American history- Roe v. Wade. A young woman named Norma McCorvey was single, pregnant, and scared about her future. She wanted an...
Mr. Beat
When Abortion Became Legal | Roe v. Wade
In the first episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat explains one of the most controversial cases in American history- Roe v. Wade. A young woman named Norma McCorvey was single, pregnant, and scared about her future. She wanted an...
PBS
Women's History Month | All About the Holidays
A quick and engaging video features the origins of Women's History Month. Details start with its humble beginnings in Sonoma, California to its nationwide growth by way of the National Women's History Project.
TED-Ed
The Historic Women’s Suffrage March on Washington
March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched on Washington D.C. to demand the right to vote. Learn about the organizers and leaders of the protest with a short video that details how the protest reignited the fight for voting rights and...
TED-Ed
History's "Worst" Nun
It wasn't easy being a woman, a nun, a poet, and an activist for women's rights in the mid-17th century, especially in Mexico. Juana Ramirez de Asbaje was all the above. Learn more about this amazing woman in a short video that details...
PBS
Single Women Homesteaders
A brief video examines the lives of single women during the 1862 Homestead Act. Experts discuss the history of homesteading while actual letters written by female landowners detail their hardships and perseverance...
TED-Ed
The Murder of Ancient Alexandria's Greatest Scholar
Hypatia, teacher, and advisor to the governor of Alexandria, was a Neoplatonist, believing that arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music were the sacred language of the universe. Find out why this brilliant scholar was brutally...
TED-Ed
From Pacifist to Spy: WWII’s Surprising Secret Agent
Radio operators acting as spies for the Allies during World War II didn't survive very long, six weeks at most. But one woman, Noor Inayat Khan, due to her quick thinking and charisma, managed to survive twice that long and forward...
PBS
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" Speech | Know Ohio
A short PBS video introduces viewers to Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech.
TED-Ed
How One Scientist Took on the Chemical Industry
Rachel Carson's exposure to the dangers of chemical pesticides in Silent Spring not only lead to the development of the Environment Protection Agency, but also to her being accused of being a mass murderer due to the ban on DDT....
TED-Ed
How One Journalist Risked Her Life to Hold Murderers Accountable
A short video on Ida B. Wells introduces viewers to the work of this fearless investigative journalist whose articles about lynchings focused the country's attention on countless murders of African Americans.
TED-Ed
The Life, Legacy, and Assassination of an African Revolutionary
The stormy political history of the African nation of Ghana provides the backdrop for a short video about Thomas Sankar, who in his four-year presidency, instituted changes that were adopted in other African nations, as well. Find out...
National Geographic
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. not only paved the way for African American citizens' civil rights, he created an example for women's groups, Hispanic groups, and groups with disabilities to fight for their rights as well. Learn more with a...