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Marching Into Women’s History Month
From now on, when we talk about women’s history, the Women’s March should be part of those lessons. Here’s why.
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The Trouble With Women’s History Month
The trouble with Women’s History Month—with all these special months—is that they encourage people to think that problems have been solved.
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Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom
Young people need stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equality. Women's History Month is a good time for us to recommit to teaching those stories.
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Women’s Rights—Women’s History
The struggle for equality and justice for all women is not relegated to history; it is the lived experience of women today in the United States and around the world.
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Honoring Women's History
Happy Women's History Month! Women around the world are—and have been—at the forefront of campaigns for human rights and environmental justice. In this edition of The Moment, you'll find resources for teaching about women's leadership and contributions all year.
- Audre Lorde
- Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom
- Teach About Native American Women Leaders
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Honor Trans Women This Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, as always, it’s important to recognize that women’s rights include trans rights. You can begin by introducing your students to some of the activists and changemakers who fought—and continue to fight—for equal rights for all women.
- Nothing About Us Without Us Is for Us
- Teaching Stonewall
- Laverne Cox
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Celebrate Women This Black History Month
Historian Carter G. Woodson established the first Negro History Week in 1926—a celebration that later became Black History Month. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, a group founded by Woodson, selects a new theme for Black History Month each year. This year’s theme is "Black Women in American Culture and History."
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A More Complete Women’s History
Go beyond “famous firsts” and teach about the many ways women show up in the world.
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Celebrating Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month! Our treasure trove of texts and resources can help you teach this history year-round, but this is a great time to address inequity and draw special attention to girls and women who have shaped—and continue to shape—our world.
- Jazz Jennings
- You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
- Welfare is a Women's Issue
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Happy Women's History Month!
During Women’s History Month and year-round, recognize and uplift women change makers who are more likely to have been silenced or hidden from history. Use these resources to introduce students to a diversity of women—and show them that they, too, are change makers.
- A More Complete Women’s History
- Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom
- Love Your Magic Conference
