Inventors and Inventions: Lessons in Chemistry
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the work of Ellen Swallow Richards, who applied Chemistry to cooking methods.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Category: Women’s History
A.M. Redfield: Uncovering a Female Scientist Who Turned Animal Classification into Art
Posted by: Danna Bell
Uncovering a lesser-known female scientist and historic animal classification through primary sources.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Women’s History Teaching Ideas for the K-5 Teacher
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore ways to help younger students learn more about women in United States history.
Posted in: Women's History, Young Learners
Inventions and Innovations: the Woman who Made Buildings Safer
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the creation of fire escapes and the woman who created the external ladders used in many early 20th century buildings.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Launching Student Learning About Women’s Suffrage with a Suffragist’s Poetry
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore how poetry was used to advocate for women's suffrage.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature, Women's History
The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A New Primary Source Set from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about our new Louisiana Purchase primary source set.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Women's History
Civil Rights and African American Women Changemakers
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the role of women in the Civil Rights movement with the Free to Use and Reuse African-American Women Changemakers set.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Women's History
Remember the Ladies: African-American Women and the Fight for Rights
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore our Free to Use and Reuse set on African American women changemakers and consider how you might use this resource in your classroom.
Posted in: African American History, Women's History
Patsy Takemoto Mink’s Title IX Legacy
Posted by: Danna Bell
Congresswoman Patsy Mink's resolve to defeat gender-based discrimination and fight for women's educational equality encouraged the success of Title IX, which was passed fifty years ago today.
Posted in: Asian American History, Government and Law, Women's History