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Instructional Video13:31
Crash Course

Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Discover why some term the period between 1890 and 1920 in the United States a "women's era," a period in which women saw greater economic and political opportunities and an overall shift in gender roles. This video details women's...
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Instructional Video6:06
PBS

19th Amendment Passes Congress, Sent to States | Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 5th - 12th
The process of ratifying a new amendment to the United States constitution is designed to be difficult. A short video details the struggles to pass the 19th Amendment, the role Carrie Chapman Catt played in the ratification drive, and...
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Instructional Video3:54
C-SPAN

On This Day: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Sworn In

For Students 7th - 12th
An empowering resource shows an interview with Justice Day O'Connor and explains her path to the Supreme Court, as well as her personal feelings on becoming the first female to hold the position. Scholars also listen to a short...
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Instructional Video2:41
C-SPAN

On This Day: Janet Reno Confirmed as First Woman U.S. Attorney General

For Students 7th - 12th
In 1993 Janet Reno became the first female attorney general in the United States. The engaging resource shows footage of Janet Reno's nomination and confirmation in her historic role. Academics also see Reno address the nation after...
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Instructional Video5:00
American Chemical Society

Women in Chemistry: Heroes of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Although Dimitri Mendeleev developed the periodic table in 1871, there have been many changes and discoveries since. A video lesson presents the contributions of two prominent women chemists: Maire Curie and Ida Tacke. The narrator...
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Instructional Video1:53
PBS

Alice Paul and Civil Disobedience for Women’s Suffrage | Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 5th - 12th
Within any political movement conflicts arise as to how to proceed, how to gain the desired goal. The movement to pass the 19th Amendment was no exception. A short PBS video contrasts the strategies of long-time suffragist Carrie Chapman...
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Instructional Video5:06
PBS

Jim Crow Laws Influence the Fight for Women's Suffrage | Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 5th - 12th
A short, but very thought-filled video, examines the how Carrie Chapman Catt's push for passage of the 19th Amendment was impacted by Jim Crow Laws in southern states. Viewers are asked to consider the compromises made and whether the...
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Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

Did the Amazons Really Exist?

For Students 6th - 12th
Who were the warriors most feared by the Egyptians, Greeks, Persians Central Asians, and Chinese? The mighty women called Amazons, that’s who. Secondary viewers learn that the understanding of the Amazons, who were originally assumed to...
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Instructional Video4:15
PBS

The Legacy of a Suffragist | Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 5th - 12th
Reformers leave a legacy. The final episode from the documentary Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women reminds viewers that while reformers may show the path to change but that the journey can be costly also.
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Instructional Video11:53
PBS

Mary Church Terrell | Unladylike2020

For Students 7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video7:15
Be Smart

How The Toilet Changed History

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
In 2017, one in every three people still don't have access to a toilet. As part of a playlist on biology, an interesting video explains this global health topic. It describes society before toilets, disease research throughout history,...
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Instructional Video0:40
PBS

Overview of the 19th Amendment | Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 5th - 12th
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.
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Instructional Video5:09
TED-Ed

How One Women Put Man on the Moon

For Students 6th - 12th
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.
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Instructional Video1:35
PBS

Suffragists Persuade Male Lawmakers to Support Their Cause | Carrie Chapman Catt

For Students 5th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video13:39
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TED-Ed

See Yemen Through My Eyes

For Students 9th - 12th
Learn about one woman's take on the political and social standing of women in her country of Yemen, and use her insight to begin a discussion on women's rights across countries and throughout history. Nadia Al-Sakkaf relates her...
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Instructional Video8:39
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TED-Ed

Four Sisters in Ancient Rome

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What was leisurely life like for the young, wealthy women of ancient Rome? Though all records from the period were written by men, this video demonstrates that we are still able to construct some aspects of a woman's daily duties and...
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Instructional Video12:12
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Crash Course

Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater: Crash Course Theater #9

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
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,...
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Instructional Video5:22
TED-Ed

How One Scientist Took on the Chemical Industry

For Students 6th - 12th
Rachel Carson's exposure to the dangers of chemical pesticides in Silent Spring not only lead to the development of the Environment Protection Agency, but also to her being accused of being a mass murderer due to the ban on DDT. Find out...
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Instructional Video1:48
C-SPAN

On This Day: Publication of The Feminine Mystique

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
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...
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Instructional Video4:30
TED-Ed

From Pacifist to Spy: WWII’s Surprising Secret Agent

For Students 9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video3:43
PBS

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" Speech | Know Ohio

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A short PBS video introduces viewers to Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech.
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Instructional Video5:17
TED-Ed

The Most Successful Pirate of All Time

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
You've heard of Blackbeard, Black Bart, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. But do you recall the most successful pirate of all? Viewers are introduced to the exploits of Madame Zheng and the accomplishments that earned her a place on the list...
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Instructional Video13:11
Crash Course

Women in the 19th Century

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How did women transform pre-Civil War America? Your young historians will learn about the cult of domesticity and discover the efforts of women to improve prisons, schools, and end slavery in the United States during the nineteenth...
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Instructional Video4:30
SciShow

Great Minds: Mary Anning, "The Greatest Fossilist in the World"

For Students 9th - 12th
How would you feel if you made a scientific discovery and weren't recognized because of your gender? Mary Anning basically founded paleontology, but she could never publish her own discoveries. From discovering how to clean fossils and...

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