TED-Ed
How One Women Put Man on the Moon
Margaret Hamilton did not walk on the moon with the Apollo 11 crew, but those who did would not have been able to without her computer software.
C-SPAN
On This Day: Me Too Movement Takes Off
Listen to the #MeToo stories from a movement that has shaped the lives of women in the twenty-first century. With a series of video clips from C-SPAN, pupils consider the genesis of the movement. Videos include discussion from the...
Crash Course
Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater: Crash Course Theater #9
The ninth video in the Crash Course Theatre series focuses on how two women brought theater back into the Christian world. Canoness Hrotsvitha, the first female playwright and Hildegard of Bingen, a nun who composed liturgical dramas,...
PBS
Mary Church Terrell | Unladylike2020
Catalytic events wake people up. For Mary Church Terrell the lynching of her friend Thomas Moss lead to her involvement in the catalytic events of suffrage, anti-lynching, and desegregation. Learn more about this amazing woman and her...
TED-Ed
How One Scientist Averted a National Health Crisis
Between 1957 and 1962, thousands of infants born in Canada, Great Britain, and Germany had serious deformities due to thalidomide, a drug marketed to pregnant women as a mild sleeping aid and to relieve pregnancy nausea. However, the...
PBS
NAWSA Supports U.S. Entry into World War I | Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt, an avowed pacifist, supported the entry of the United States into World War I. A short PBS video examines the motives and strategies behind Catt's decision, and the role it played in the ratification of the 19th...
The Great War
Dancer, Lover, Spy - Mata Hari
Femme fatale? German spy? French spy? Mata Hari's origin story and her espionage during World War I are clouded by the legends surrounding her. With more recently declassified documents, historians have a better understanding of her role...
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...
Crash Course
The Clinton Years, or the 1990s
If you're short on time toward the end of the school year but would like to give your class a thorough overview of the United States in the 1990s, check out this detailed and entertaining review. The video reviews everything from...
Curated OER
China in Revolution 1911-1949(Part 4/10)
Taped interviews with former Communist and Nationalist soldiers enliven this episode. Battles become increasingly brutal as the Communists abandon guerrilla tactics and adopt blockhouse warfare. Graphic descriptions of torture and the...
SciShow
Great Minds: Henrietta Leavitt and the Human Computers
For most people, it would seem impossible to make breakthroughs in astronomy when you aren't allowed to use a telescope, but Henrietta Leavitt did just that. She discovered a formula for determining the distance to stars that are...
PBS
Grace Abbott | Unladylike2020
A short video compares the work of 20th century reformer Grace Abbott with that of 21st century activist Christina Jimenez. The digital short focuses on the commitment of both women to immigrant rights, child labor, and health care.
PBS
Belle Case La Follette: Ballots and Bloomers | Wisconsin Biographies
Belle Case La Follette is perhaps less well-known than other suffragists but an essential figure in the movement. A short video introduces this remarkable woman and shows how she could influence politics even though she did not have the...
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...
Biography
Sojourner Truth- Mini Biography
Young historians discover the history of a famed fugitive slave, abolitionist, and women's rights activist in this brief and engaging video on Sojourner Truth.
C-SPAN
On This Day: Publication of The Feminine Mystique
When Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, it was considered a manifesto for women who suffered from the problem that has no name. Clips from authors and historians, as well as the writer herself, help class members consider the...
PBS
Griswold v. Connecticut
How have Supreme Court decisions affected privacy and women's rights? As part of a study of Griswold v. Connecticut, scholars watch a video, read provided background material about Estelle Griswold and Planned Parenthood, engage in class...
The School of Life
Jane Austen
Jane Austen wrote about strong women, social boundaries, and relationship dynamics in the early 19th century to educate her readers about the state of humanity. Learn more about the themes woven throughout her works,...
Crash Course
Obamanation
Invite your learners to review the major objectives and policies enacted thus far into the presidency of Barack Obama in the United States. John Green begins by providing an overview of the recession of 2008 and the subprime mortgage...
Crash Course
The 1960s in America
Discover the incredible change and volatility that was 1960s America with an engaging, informative video. It begins with an extensive overview of pivotal moments during the civil rights movement and the subsequent shift toward...
PBS
Overview of the 19th Amendment | Carrie Chapman Catt
The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution is arguably one of the most significant and it is only two sentences long. A 40 second video provides viewers with the complete text of law that assured all genders the right to vote.
Crash Course
The Spanish Golden Age: Crash Course Theater #19
Heads up! In the Golden Age, women threw cucumbers at other audience members. This detail is just one of many fun facts a video about Spanish theater during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries covers. Other information the resource...
PBS
Suffragists Persuade Male Lawmakers to Support Their Cause | Carrie Chapman Catt
Lawmakers are elected to represent the interests of the voters in the area they represent. A short video details the how the women involved in the Suffrage Movement recognized that granting women the right to voted would double the size...
TED-Ed
Why Do Women Have Periods?
The female body is an amazing thing. This short video explains the amazing cycle that has developed to ensure the continuation of life. Did you know that only monkeys, apes, bats, humans, and maybe elephant shrews menstruate?
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