National Women's History Month
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Teacher Materials
- Women's Suffrage: A primary source history of the women's rights movement in America by Colleen Adams
- For more teacher titles, look in our online catalog using the terms: womens history
Read-Alouds (Picture Books)
- A is for Abigail: An Amazing Almanac of Women by Lynee Cheney
- You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer: A Very Improper Story by Shana Corey
- The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
- You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? by Jean Fritz
- The Ballot Box Battle by Emily Arnold McCully (about Elizabeth Cady Stanton)
- Susan B. Anthony: Daring to Vote by Barbara Keevil (about Susan B. Anthony)
- A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull by Kathleen Krull (about Victoria Woodhall)
- Talkin' About Bessie by Nikki Grimes (about Elizabeth Coleman)
- They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne F. Rockwell (about Molly Pitcher)
- Betsy Ross by Alexandra Wallner (about Betsy Ross)
- When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Munoz Ryan (about Marian Anderson)
- The Day the Women Got the Vote: A Photo History of the Women's Rights Movement by George Sullivan
- Let Women Vote! by Marlene Targ Brill
Websites
- National Women's History Museum This non-profit organization has a cyber museum with virtual exhibits on women's suffrage, women in sports, as well as new ones that are added frequently.
- National Women's Hall of Fame Short biographies are included on this site for women who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nomination information and a brief hsitory of the convention at Seneca Falls is included.
- Scholastic Teachers: Women Who Made History With lesson plans, online activities, teaching strategies, and student activities for Women's History Month, this web site includes all materials teachers need to implement a Women's History lesson plan.
- National Women's History Project Begun in 1980, this non-profit organization acts as a clearinghouse for general women's history information. This site is filled with ideas, booklists, and lesson plans for teachers.
Online Library Resources
- Facts for Learning Use the following search term: Women's history month. Results include biographies, lesson plans, and general information on Women's History Month.
- Searchasaurus Choose Primary Search and use the following search term: Women's history. Results include magazine and newspaper articles from kid-friendly resources
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