Featured Sites Week of: Mar 22, 2026 - Women who have Changed the World
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Susan La Flesche Picotte - Futuro Media Group
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4 to 8
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Read about Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to become a doctor in the United States. The website features a short video, timeline, and pictures that ...more
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Read about Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to become a doctor in the United States. The website features a short video, timeline, and pictures that tell her story -- how she helped care for people on the Omaha reservation and even started her own hospital. This site aligns with lessons about Native American history, healthcare, and women who made a difference.
tag(s): medicine (53), native americans (130), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
In the Classroom
Using facts from the site, have students create a timeline using Time Graphics Timeline Maker reviewed here or Timelinely reviewed here of important events in Dr. Picotte's life. Include Picotte's education, becoming a doctor, and founding her hospital. Have students write a thank-you letter to a nurse, doctor, or health worker in their community, connecting their role today to the kind of work Dr. Picotte did in the past. Students can create a poster highlighting the life and legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte. They include her background, accomplishments, and a quote or reflection. Display posters as part of a "Women Who Made a Difference" gallery.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Mary Church Terrell - Unladylike 2020's
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6 to 12
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Have you ever wondered who the co-founder of the NAACP is? Look no further than Unladylike 2020's feature on Mary Church Terrell. In addition to being the co-founder of the ...more
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Have you ever wondered who the co-founder of the NAACP is? Look no further than Unladylike 2020's feature on Mary Church Terrell. In addition to being the co-founder of the NAACP, she was an educator, suffragist, and Civil Rights activist. The site contains a twelve-minute video, a biography, and a timeline. Please note that the video contains a warning indicating it may include sensitive content.
tag(s): civil rights (219), women (189), womenchangemaker (79), womens suffrage (64)
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Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to note important events in the history of the NAACP. Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to research the Silent March and Mary Church Terrell's role. Finally, students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to highlight all the historical events that Mary Church Terrell was involved in.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sissieretta Jones - Unladylike 2020
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6 to 12
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Have you ever wondered who the first African American was to headline Carnegie Hall? Look no further than this piece on Sissieretta Jones. The site contains a short video, a ...more
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Have you ever wondered who the first African American was to headline Carnegie Hall? Look no further than this piece on Sissieretta Jones. The site contains a short video, a biography, and a timeline. Please note that the video contains a warning indicating it may include sensitive content. The site allows you to view this content in a lesson plan format and contains supporting materials for teachers and students, including discussion questions, resources for diverse learners, and vocabulary.
tag(s): songs (49), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
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Students can view a recording of Sissieretta Jones singing. Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to trace Sissieretta Jones's concerts with both the Tennessee Jubilee Singers and the Black Patti Troubadours. Finally, students can use Book Creator, reviewed here as a tool to explain the different songs and messages or feelings behind the music Sissieretta Jones recorded.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jovita Idar - Unladylike 2020
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6 to 12
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Introduce your students to the inspiring life of Jovita Idar, a pioneering Mexican American journalist, teacher, nurse, and civil rights activist from Laredo, Texas, who used her voice...more
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Introduce your students to the inspiring life of Jovita Idar, a pioneering Mexican American journalist, teacher, nurse, and civil rights activist from Laredo, Texas, who used her voice and actions to combat racism, advocate for women's rights, and promote education. She wrote for her family's newspaper, La Cronica, and later founded the League of Mexican Women (La Liga Femenil Mexicanista) to provide free education to Mexican-American children. Notably, she stood up to the Texas Rangers when they attempted to shut down the newspaper El Progreso after it published an editorial critical of U.S. military actions. The site includes a short animated documentary detailing Idar's journey, along with free, standards-aligned lesson plans and a Do-It-Yourself Screening Kit to facilitate classroom discussions and activities.
tag(s): civil rights (219), journalism (74), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
In the Classroom
Have students create a front page of La Cronica or El Progreso using a template in Canva Edu reviewed here, featuring a headline, article, and illustration about one of Idar's accomplishments or a key issue she advocated for. Assign students to write a modern-day editorial as if they were Jovita Idar, addressing a civil rights issue relevant to their own community. Encourage them to use persuasive writing and include a call to action for readers. Host a classroom debate inspired by Idar's stand against the Texas Rangers. Use the guiding question: "Should journalists risk personal safety to speak out against injustice?" Encourage students to use historical examples and modern parallels.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Margaret Chung - Unladylike 2020
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6 to 12
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Introduce your students to the remarkable life of Dr. Margaret Chung, the first American-born Chinese woman to become a physician. Graduating from the University of Southern California...more
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Introduce your students to the remarkable life of Dr. Margaret Chung, the first American-born Chinese woman to become a physician. Graduating from the University of Southern California Medical School in 1916, Dr. Chung overcame significant racial and gender barriers to establish a successful medical career. She founded one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco's Chinatown and became affectionately known as "Mom Chung" to over 1,500 servicemen during World War II, whom she supported through mentorship and care. Dr. Chung also played a pivotal role in advocating for the creation of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), the women's branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve. This resource includes a 10-minute PBS video, a comprehensive biography, and a timeline of her achievements.
tag(s): women (189), womenchangemaker (79), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
Students can document the medical accomplishments of Margaret Chung using Canva's Timeline Infographic Templates reviewed here. Students can research the various timeline periods/wars that Margaret Chung lived through by using Kiddle reviewed here. Students can learn more about the comic book "Real Heroes," which features Margaret Chung.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Marley Dias - Marley Dias
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1 to 12
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This website showcases young activist Marley Dias' who started #1000BlackGirlBooks, a project to collect books with Black girl heroes. On her site, you can learn about her book drives...more
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This website showcases young activist Marley Dias' who started #1000BlackGirlBooks, a project to collect books with Black girl heroes. On her site, you can learn about her book drives and her own book, "Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!" There's also a blog where Marley talks about why it's important to have diverse books and how everyone can help make a change. Plus, there are tips for teachers and parents finding and using books that show different kinds of people.
tag(s): diversity (55), identity (39), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
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Have students explore Marley Dias' website to learn about the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign and the importance of diversity in literature. Use a program like Book Creator, reviewed here where students can create their own digital book that showcases a diverse figure. Students can then share their digital books with classmates and discuss the importance of seeing diverse literary characters. Organize a school-wide or classroom reading challenge where students read books from a list inspired by #1000BlackGirlBooks. Use a program like Gravity, reviewed here. Gravity is a video response tool to promote asynchronous classroom discussions. Use Gravity to record video or audio'''?prompts or create screen recordings to share.'''?Have students select a book from the #1000BlackGirlBooks list to read. After reading, have students write a letter to the author of the book they chose, expressing their thoughts on the story, its characters, and how it helped them understand a new perspective or experience.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Florence Nightingale - The National Archives
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4 to 8
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Why do we remember Florence Nightingale? This essential question is addressed using primary source documents for elementary and middle school students in this lesson. The lesson includes...more
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Why do we remember Florence Nightingale? This essential question is addressed using primary source documents for elementary and middle school students in this lesson. The lesson includes a series of tasks in which students view maps, images, and documents to explore and discuss the work of Florence Nightingale. Additional links are provided to outside resources to find other resources and extension activities.
tag(s): 1800s (86), biographies (96), heroes (23), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
In the Classroom
Include this site with your other resources when teaching about women as changemakers or after reading a biography of Florence Nightingale. Introduce Florence Nightingale to students by creating a timeline of her life using MyLens, reviewed here or by having an online "chat" with Florence Nightingale using Character.ai, reviewed here. This lesson includes seven tasks that explore a different primary source document; divide students into seven groups to each complete a task, then share their discoveries through class presentations. For example, use Google Slides, reviewed here to create a collaborative presentation by adding each task to a different slide. Ask each group to use their slide to respond to the exploration questions provided in their task and share their responses with the class. As a final assessment, use the Choice Board Creation tool found at MagicSchool.ai, reviewed here to find suggestions to include in choice board activities, such as creating a travel brochure from Florence's hometown, writing a news article about Florence, or designing an infographic that presents key facts on Florence Nightingale's life.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sally Ride Lesson Plan - AFT ShareMyLesson
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9 to 12
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Teach your students about Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space, with a free lesson plan from ShareMyLesson. Introduce students to the life and accomplishments of...more
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Teach your students about Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space, with a free lesson plan from ShareMyLesson. Introduce students to the life and accomplishments of Sally Ride and explore topics such as gender equality and diversity in STEM fields while inspiring students to pursue their interests in STEM. This lesson is written for grades 9-12 and has an Attribution Non-commercial NoDerivative Creative Commons license. A free account is required to access the downloadable plan.
tag(s): nasa (36), scientists (72), STEM (371), women (189)
In the Classroom
The downloadable lesson plan includes four ways to approach teaching about Sally Ride; contributions, additive, transformational, and social action. In addition, the plan consists of links to websites and videos to enhance your instruction. After researching Sally Ride, students can apply their knowledge by creating multimedia presentations using tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, Canva for Education, reviewed here, or Microsoft Sway, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Patsy Mink - Changing the Rules - iCivics
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6 to 12
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iCivics features a video entitled "Patsy Mink: Changing the Rules," which tells the story of Patsy Mink, a Japanese-American woman who became the first woman of color in Congress and...more
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iCivics features a video entitled "Patsy Mink: Changing the Rules," which tells the story of Patsy Mink, a Japanese-American woman who became the first woman of color in Congress and worked tirelessly for civil rights and equal opportunities for women. The video provides an engaging and informative introduction to the life and legacy of Patsy Mink. In addition, they have included a lesson plan that contains discussion questions, activities, and additional resources to help teachers incorporate the video into their curriculum. Create a free account to download teacher resources.
tag(s): civil rights (219), congress (40), politics (124), women (189)
In the Classroom
The video "Patsy Mink: Changing the Rules" can promote your student's critical thinking and civic engagement and teach students the contributions of women and people of color to American politics and society. Use the video as a launching pad to discuss women's history and representation in different fields, such as STEM or sports. Have students research prominent women in science, engineering, or athletics and compare their experiences to Patsy Mink's using a digital graphic organizer tool such as mindmaps, reviewed here. Assess student understanding by creating an interactive quiz game with Quizlet Live, reviewed here, or Kahoot, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Judy Huemann - Life and Legacy of the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement - The Huemann Perspective
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K to 12
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This site brings together many of the excellent resources on the web about Judy Huemann and the disability movement. Find podcasts with disabled changemakers and their supporters. Resources...more
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This site brings together many of the excellent resources on the web about Judy Huemann and the disability movement. Find podcasts with disabled changemakers and their supporters. Resources offer a variety of information, lessons, videos, books and book guides, disability resources for asserting your rights, and much more. Central to the disability rights movement is Section 504 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which stipulates that individuals with disabilities "should not be denied the benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." Find a downloadable "Curriculum Guide for Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights," found under 504 Sit in History. Judy Huemann led protests, including a 26-day sit-in at Health Education and Welfare's San Francisco headquarters, calling the federal government to issue regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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tag(s): bias (33), charactered (86), disabilities (37), women (189)
In the Classroom
Include this site with other resources featuring women role models, biographical topics, and career exploration information. Since this website has extensive information from around the web, consider using a curation tool such as Padlet, reviewed here, as a resource to share information and sources with students. While "Patient No More" is for high school and beyond, there are parts that can be pulled out for your elementary students. For instance, there are videos you can use with Edpuzzle, reviewed here, to add comments and discussion questions for younger students. In addition, there is an observation chart where students wander around their environment, recording where there are examples of accessibility or a lack of accessibility.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Williamina Fleming: Discoveries and Biographical Resources - Project PHaEDRA
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6 to 12
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Learn about astronomer Williamina Fleming's work with this collection of resources found at the Smithsonian Learning Lab. The collection includes videos, biographies, images, articles,...more
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Learn about astronomer Williamina Fleming's work with this collection of resources found at the Smithsonian Learning Lab. The collection includes videos, biographies, images, articles, and research that tell the story of her astronomy accomplishments, including her discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888. Scroll through the page to view thumbnails of each resource, then click to open and view fully. Registration isn't required to use the Smithsonian Learning Lab resources; however, it allows you to collect and save materials on the site.
tag(s): 1800s (86), biographies (96), stars (78), STEM (371), women (189)
In the Classroom
Add a link on classroom computers to this collection for students to explore. Add this and other resources to a collection in Wakelet, reviewed here, and share with students. All materials found on the site are available to download, be sure to show students how to cite each resource using the quotation icon found on each item. Ask students to find biographies and collections of other astronomers, female pioneers, or interesting people from the 1800s for a research project. Create a digital class book of your biographies using Book Creator, reviewed here.
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Mary McLeod Bethune - Learning for Justice
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6 to 12
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Using an excerpt from an interview of Mary McLeod Bethune, this lesson guides students through an exploration of Bethune's life and comparisons to their life experiences. Through the...more
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Using an excerpt from an interview of Mary McLeod Bethune, this lesson guides students through an exploration of Bethune's life and comparisons to their life experiences. Through the use of the provided list of essential questions, students use critical reading skills to build knowledge and make connections. This lesson also includes additional extension activities and prompts.
tag(s): black history (131), civil rights (219), women (189)
In the Classroom
Use the provided link to import this lesson into your Google Classroom account. This lesson is part of a four-part series, use the other lessons to build your unit on black history or famous women. As you add additional resources to your lesson, enhance student learning by using Kami, reviewed here, as a collaborative discussion tool. Kami includes tools for highlighting and adding notes to online articles to facilitate peer discussions. Further enhance learning by helping students highlight important information from within articles using a word cloud creation tool like Wordsift, reviewed here. Copy and paste any text into Wordsift to highlight and enlarge frequently used words. Use this information to guide students toward significant portions of text. Ask students to use a digital annotation tool such as Image Annotator, reviewed here, to add notes, links, and additional information to images. Extend student learning by encouraging them to learn more about Mary McLeod Bethune and other feminists and then creating and sharing podcasts. One easy introduction to podcasts is through the use of Acast, reviewed here. Have students use Acast to give a "You Are There" presentation sharing events as they happened during Bethune's life, or to share their takeaways of the importance of Mary McLeod Bethune's contributions to women's rights.
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Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Human Rights Activist - PBS Learning Media
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3 to 7
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Learn about Sojourner Truth and her fight against slavery along with her support for women and equal rights using primary sources in this lesson provided by PBS Learning Media. Click...more
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Learn about Sojourner Truth and her fight against slavery along with her support for women and equal rights using primary sources in this lesson provided by PBS Learning Media. Click on Procedure to find a lesson that includes a video and two primary source documents - a photo of Sojourner Truth and excerpts from her most famous speech. Information is correlated to National Standards for History, Civics and Government, Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness Standards.
tag(s): abolition (15), black history (131), civil rights (219), civil war (145), women (189)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this free lesson to introduce students to Sojourner Truth, Civil Rights, or Women's Rights. Share the lesson into your Google Classroom account using the provided link. Extend this lesson using technology to motivate and engage students as they learn more about each topic. Create an entire unit that includes this lesson within Actively Learn, reviewed here. Include links to additional online resources, have students take notes, and include assessments all within the Actively Learn framework. Use the many resources found at ReadWriteThink, reviewed here, to help students organize and share information. For example, use the Bio Cube with students to organize biographical information on Sojourner Truth or have students use the Comic Creator to tell the story of Sojourner Truth. For a complete multimedia presentation, ask students to use Book Creator, reviewed here, to share their information about Women's Rights. Book Creator offers a variety of options to include in the digital books such as video, images, audio, and more.
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The Story of Anne Frank - The Anne Frank Stichting
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5 to 12
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The Story of Anne Frank is an online opportunity for students to envision what actually happened during Anne Frank's childhood, particularly while she was in hiding in the Secret ...more
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The Story of Anne Frank is an online opportunity for students to envision what actually happened during Anne Frank's childhood, particularly while she was in hiding in the Secret Annex at 265 Prinsengracht, Amsterdam. Thanks to this site, students are able to feel personally involved in what occurred at this location to a thirteen year old girl during the Holocaust. Her story is conveyed through authentic photographs and documents from the Anne Frank House, the former hiding place where Anne Frank's original first diary is on display.
tag(s): 1930s (40), 1940s (70), 20th century (168), anne frank (8), holocaust (42), remembrance day (4), women (189), world war 2 (169)
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This is a great site to add to your class web page during your study of Anne Frank and the Holocaust, or as part of the themes of discrimination and resiliency. Use it as an introduction before reading The Diary of Anne Frank by displaying the website on your interactive whiteboard or projector to spark a whole class investigation of Anne Frank's childhood and family, her teenage years in hiding and the people who helped, the betrayal, the captivity and suffering in the concentration camps, and her diary. Students may continue exploring and learning on their own in the computer lab or with a class set of laptops. You can easily develop a checklist to direct students to the links that you want to emphasize and to keep them on task while navigating the site. There are even online multiple-choice quizzes about Anne Frank and her diary. Consider having cooperative learning groups create multimedia presentations about Anne Frank. How about online books using a site such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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