Women's History Month
TeachableMoment
March 6, 2018
Lessons on Women's History & Activism
Intersectionality: What Is It? How Can It Help Us?
Students learn about the term "intersectionality," and consider what role it played in the 2017 and…
TeachableMoment
January 22, 2017
Introduction
Several historic events have happened over the past several days:
On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald Trump was sworn in as the U.S.’s 45th president.
One day later, hundreds of…
TeachableMoment
March 20, 2015
Objectives:
Students will
Share knowledge about women in the civil rights movement
Study the work of three relatively unknown women in the civil rights movement
Learn about the trajectory of…
TeachableMoment
March 7, 2015
What does the phrase 'the personal is political' mean?
Write on the board or say: "The personal is political."
Ask students: What do you think this term means?
Chart students’ responses.…
TeachableMoment
February 15, 2015
"I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other, saying, 'Sit down girl!' I was glued to my seat."
The Montgomery, Alabama,…
TeachableMoment
March 12, 2014
Objectives
Students will:
Learn about Women's History Month and International Women's Day
Name people who have had an impact on them personally, on their communities and on the country
Name the…
TeachableMoment
March 5, 2011
Objectives
Students will:
Talk about the women they admire in their lives and why
Be introduced to the idea of International Women's Day
Hear the story of Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai…