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Nwhm Cyper Exhibit: Building the New World: The Women of Jamestown Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
While men sought new lands in America, it was the women who followed them and created lives who are the focus of this exhibit. Divided into topics, the women of the Jamestown Settlement are thoroughly examined. A terrific source for any...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Women and Gender in Classical Athens

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture describing the marriage practices and legal status of women in Classical Athens.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Wake Up, America: Women's Suffrage [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the political and educational limitations women faced in early America. Young scholars will describe early developments in the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women

For Students 5th - 8th
Often the ideal and reality do not conincide for quite some time. That's true of the ideal of true equality between the sexes after the War for Independence. See why the end of the war did not bring indepence for married women, and why...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Nineteenth Century Women: Struggle and Triumph Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Journals, letters, and narratives reveal a part of America's history not revealed in textbooks, the story of women, namely the women of the 1800s. With this lesson, young scholars gain understanding of women and history through various...
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From History to Her Story:yorkshire Women's Lives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Showcased are the lives of women in Yorkshire, England, from the 2nd century CE to the present day. The site presents 85,000 digitized images and microfilmed documents from the collections of the archives and libraries in and around...
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: The Role of Women in the United States and Kenya

For Students 9th - 10th
Help students understand differences among cultures with respect to the roles men and women play. This learning module explores how the role of women in the United States differs from the same role in Kenya.
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Bride Kidnapping and the Role of Women in Kyrgyzstan

For Students 9th - 10th
Kyrgyzstan is a nation in Central Asia. This learning module will look at how women are viewed and treated and what is expected of them in Kyrgyzstan. Consider the freedoms women have in the United States to other nations.
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Vfw: Women at War: From the Revolutionary War to the Present [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The March 2008 issue of VFW Magazine focuses on the many roles women have played in the military and as adjuncts to the military from the beginning of our country's history. Highlights stories of women who were involved in some way in...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The online exhibits of the National Women's History Museum celebrate women in a wide variety of venues and roles. These include exhibits such as "Women in Early Film," "First But Not the Last: Women Who Ran for President," and "Young and...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Defying British Rule

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this lesson, students will recognize how women served an important role during the American Revolution.
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University of Nottingham: War, Women & Survival

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit that features images depicting the role of women in military conflicts. Includes propaganda posters, sheet music, press clippings, quotes, photos, leaflets, original documents, and more.
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Pioneer Women: How the West Was Really Won

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the varied roles that women played in the settling of the frontier, how those roles differed from women's roles in the 21st century, and, surprisingly, how much they were similar.
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Azizah Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a commercial site for Azizah, a magazine by and for Muslim women in North America. Site contains some news headlines, but you must subscribe in order to see magazine articles. Articles cover such timely topics as women's roles in...
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US National Archives

Nara: Prologue Magazine: Women Soldiers of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Prologue Magazine provides a pictorial essay and background information on the role of women during the Civil War.
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Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museums: Women in Wartime

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational resource that focuses on British women's experiences of war in the twentieth century.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Cultural Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Exciting lesson plan teaching students about the social change in women's role in society that allowed women the right to vote. Students will learn about the process women went through to gain the right to vote by exploring various...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Sheryl Sandberg: Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Sheryl Sandberg examines the problem that few women have leadership roles in business and government and offers advice to women who want to hold leadership positions. [14:58] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module on women in Europe during the Middle Ages teaches about medieval Christian beliefs about women's nature and social roles and how they were expressed in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Women During the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
The roles of Jewish women and women of other groups targeted by the Nazis is described, but the article also tells of the roles many women played in the various resistance movements during World War II.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit spotlights the voice of African American Women leaders in the movement and highlights their significant roles and contributions.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Hospitals Rethink Mom's Role

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on how doctors and nurses in some hospitals are responding differently to women who deliver opiate addicted babies.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Men & Women: How Do We Define the Roles of Men and Women?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How do we define the roles of men and women?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Are women's rights different than human rights? What are the benefits of promoting equality for women? Study the history of women's rights in America and around the world as you learn about the fight for women's equality.This collection...

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