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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Hobbs Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief depiction about the life and work of the first woman dentist, Lucy Hobbs Taylor.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: A Brief History of Women's Rights Movements

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a history of the several movements that advocated for women's rights in voting, politics, and at work.
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Activity
Other

Ipu: Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
American women could run for election in 1788, but could not vote until 1920. This and other ironies are revealed in this timeline that shows the progression of women's political rights in countries from around the world.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Timeline Women's History

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through the centuries from Antiquity to the present to view the historic milestones in women's history.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: The Impact of the Women's Liberation Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an overview of the achievements of the women's movement including employment, wages, education, politics. Also recognizes problems that still exist including gender-specific jobs, wage inequity, divorce and poverty rates.
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Website
Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Sources of Discontent

For Students 9th - 10th
After World War Two, many women placed a higher priority on marriage and having a family. However, this trend changed during the 1950s and by 1960 more women were attending college, working outside of the home, marrying later, and having...
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eBook
Digital History

Digital History: The Equal Rights Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1972, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA subsequently failed to be ratified by the necessary number of states and was never added to the Constitution.
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Handout
Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Grace Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography includes a picture and references.
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Handout
Yale University

Yale: The Ada Project: Grace Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise biography that includes personal as well as professional information.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Global Women & Poverty (Lesson in Women's Economic Hardships)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that investigates how women in Senegal and Thailand are affected by poverty. Students examine what causes some countries to prosper and others to suffer from poverty. They also create and present graphic organizers of action...
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Primary
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Women's History

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of essays, primary source documents, teaching resources, and video of women in history.
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Website
Other

Feminist: Articles and Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th
Various speeches by various speakers on women's history.
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Website
Other

King's College: Taliban

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Taliban with a focus on women's rights.
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Website
Other

Dulcinea Media Inc.: Mujeres en La Historia

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has several articles of women who made history.
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eBook
Digital History

Digital History: University of Houston: Women's Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
The women's movement was launched with the publication of the book "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan in 1963. After years of interviewing women, Friedan concluded that many were unhappy in their lives and unhappy with their...
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Lesson Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe: The Women's Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Internet based lesson for high school students about the women's rights movement. Connected with a textbook series but could be used by anyone. Nice, self-contained activity.
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Other

Pocantico Hills School: Children's Encyclopedia of Women

For Students 3rd - 8th
This online resource was created by third and fourth graders in Sleepy Hollow, New York. The biographies are quite short but cover hundreds of women. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name. There are also links to a timeline...
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Handout
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Women of the Century: Politics & Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical entries of women who were pioneers in politics and government with links to additional information about their lives and causes.
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Website
US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Crafting an Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Early women in Congress struggled with a fundamental question of what their role is in Congress. Were they working towards political equality for women or advocating for specific women's interests that were inherently different from men?...
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Website
US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Onto the National Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
Women gained the right to vote and began to become active members of Congress as the United States faced many challenges. Early congresswomen served during the Great Depression, WWII, and the start of the Cold War. They had a voice in...
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Tween Tribune: National Women's History Museum

For Students 5th - 6th
Does the nation need a National Women's History Museum? Advocates argue that the nation needs to better document, collect and celebrate evidence of the achievements and history of women. After all, nearly 51 percent of the American...
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Handout
Britain Express

Britain Express: Queen Victoria and Victorian England the Young Queen

For Students 9th - 10th
This describes Victoria's achievements in the early years of her reign. It discusses reforms, the first "World's Fair", the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny.
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Website
US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Member Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive search to learn about minority members of Congress through history. Click on a Congresswomen to read their biography and their committee assignments. Use the filters to search by state, leadership position, office,...