Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Women in the 1950's
[Free Registration/Login Required] Were American housewives of the 1950's as happy as images depict them? This resource examines the women of the era closer to find out.
US National Archives
Eisenhower Presidential Library: Women in the 1950s
Find links to primary sources in the Eisenhower Presidential Library that refer to women who were in federal service or political office during the Eisenhower administration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Women in the 1950s
Learn about the myths and realities of women's lives during the 1950s.
Other
Constructing the Past: Shaping the American Women
This article from a history periodical looks at advertising aimed at women in the 1950s. After refuting conclusions made in a study in the 1970s that claimed that women in the 1950s were little more than domestic workers in their home,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Lorraine Hansberry
This is a collection of eight video lessons about Lorraine Hansberry and her famous play "Raisin in the Sun."
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by Nasa
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Digital History
Digital History: Margaret Chase Smith: The Conscience of the Senate
Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She was the first woman to enter the Senate without being appointed to the position. During World War II, she was the only civilian woman to go to sea in a Navy...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Dark Side of Suburbia
Some background information that sheds light on how suburbia wasn't paradise for everyone especially women and African Americans in the 1950s and 60s.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Institution Archives: Marguerite Stagira Wilcox
Botanist Marguerite Stagira Wilcox worked at the Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, from 1921 through the mid-1950s, where her research focused on fungus diseases of small fruit. She served as Secretary of the...