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Ungei

Girls’ Success: Mentoring Guide For Life Skills

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Provide girls with the developmental skills they need with a booklet designed by the non-profit AED Center for Gender Equity. Each section of the mentoring guide includes discussion questions and activities as well as...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What You Need to Know about Marijuana Use and Pregnancy

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Some people believe that using marijuana during pregnancy is safer than smoking tobacco, but studies show several negative impacts on babies whose mothers used marijuana while they were pregnant. Use a fact sheet to educate learners...
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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Gender and Sport

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Serena Williams, Mia Hamm, and Danica Patrick are living proof that women enjoy sports just as much as men. Sports enthusiasts read about the importance of gender equality on the playing field. They discover barriers to participation and...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Health Topic: Women's Health

For Students 9th - 10th
From assisted reproductive technology to women's safety and health issues at work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers many women's health issues.
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Health Information for the Whole Family

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides this comprehensive health information article with sections for men, women, parents, kids, and seniors.
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Other

Children, Youth and Women's Health Service: Kids' Health: Smoking

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn why people smoke and about the effects of smoking.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Women of Early Plymouth

For Students 4th - 8th
An interesting account of the decisions that had to be made about whether or not to bring women along on the Mayflower. There was a higher mortality rate among the women it turned out, but that may have been due to the fact that women...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Oveta Culp Hobby

For Students 9th - 10th
Oveta Culp Hobby served as the director of the Women's Army Corps and first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women in Science: Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Florence Nightingale

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of Nurse Florence Nightingale, best known for making hospitals a cleaner and safer place to be.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Health Information for Specific Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
Information that explains the effects of radiation exposure on pregnant women and their unborn babies.
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American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association: Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find answers to questions concerning transgender issues. This addresses the definition, categories of transgender people, possible causes, the types of mental health problems and discrimination they may face, and the kinds of support...
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Other

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the reforms that were instituted not only in Georgia, but in the entire country during the Progressive Era. Read a history of the beginnings of progressivism, the people involved, and a recounting of the various...
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Other

American National Biography: Margaret Sanger

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive site provides a detailed biography of Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate of the 1900s. Web page links to additional academic resources are particularly comprehensive.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Mayo Clinic offers suggestions that may help people relieve symptoms and maintain their independence if they have osteoporosis. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, causes, risks, and treatment.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Rosalynn Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2001 for her work in advocating mental health, Rosalynn Carter is the wife of former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter. Here you can read about her early life and work as first lady both of...
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Other

Pregnancy and Prenatal Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the signs of pregnancy, prenatal care objectives, and pregnancy associated discomforts.
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WebMD

Web Md: Goiter

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from WebMD Health provides helpful information on goiters. Tells what they are, what causes them, how to detect them, and how they can be treated. A picture/chart is provided along with links to additional information.
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WebMD

Web Md: Graves' Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from WebMD Health provides great information about Graves' Disease, the leading cause of hyperthyroidism. Its symptoms, causes, and treatment is discussed. Pictures and links are provided for additional information.
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National Institutes of Health

Nhlbi: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed guide to lowering high blood pressure. Content includes a focus on what normal blood pressure is vs. high blood pressure, detection measures, treatment, issues for women, and much more.
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Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Spinal Cord Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This Medline Plus site provides a table of contents for all information on the spinal cord and injuries of the spinal cord.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Guatemalan Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Guatemalan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Inuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Inuit. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

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