Women today enjoy many rights, privileges, and opportunities not afforded to generations past—but there is still work to be done. Learn about International Women's Day with a short video that details the historical path toward equality and prompts class members to think about women whom they admire.

Concepts

women's history month, famous women, women's history, women's rights, women's suffrage

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners watch the video independently, either at home or on individual school devices, and write down three facts they learned about women's history
• Pair with a project in which small groups research and present on a famous (or not-so-famous) woman in history

Classroom Considerations

• International Women's Day is March 8th

Pros

• Final question in the video serves as an excellent writing or discussion prompt
• Download link allows offline access to the video

Cons

• None