Who Are the Women That Inspire You?

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As we celebrate Women's History Month and prepare to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, we want to know how you and your students are using this time to learn and reflect on the achievements of women throughout U.S. history. Who are the women from history and in the world today that inspire you, and why? Also, what challenges still lie ahead for women in the U.S. and around the world? Share with us on social media using the hashtag #WomensHistoryBRI and we'll send you and your students some swag! Also, be sure to check out our Votes for Women resource, and the other lessons and activities below.

BRI Lessons & Resources

Where Do We Go From Here?
This was one of the questions leaders in the women's suffrage movement asked themselves after the amendment was ratified. In these lessons and activities, students will examine the impact of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and assess the connection between suffrage, citizenship, and public life...Read More.

How Can Diligence Advance Freedom in The World?
When President Harry Truman asked sixty-two-year-old former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to serve as a delegate to the United Nations’ General Assembly to aid in its organization, she was humbled and did not feel up to the task...Read More.

Barbara Jordan, Watergate, and Justice
Born in Houston, Texas on February 21, 1936, Barbara Jordan possessed a strong desire to achieve academic success and graduated from Phyllis Wheatley High School with honors. She attended Texas Southern University, and then graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1959...Read More.

Who Was Esther Ross?
Up to the time she entered high school, there was not much to mark Esther Johnson as a member of any Native American tribe. Her last name bespoke her Norwegian forebears, from whom her father came...Read More.

BRI News and Other Opportunities

All New: Fabric of History Podcasts
Fabric of History weaves together U.S. history, Founding Principles, and what all of this means to us today. Come along as we pull back the curtains of the past to see what’s inside. Join Mary, Gary, and Eryn on Tuesday, March 10th, for our first episode and come back every two weeks for brand new content.

Think the Vote Debate: Should Future U.S. Censuses Contain a Citizenship Question?
You and your students can win gift cards and swag by participating in our latest debate prompt on Think the Vote. The latest question: Should future U.S. Censuses contain a citizenship question?

Census Burea's Statistics in Schools Week is March 2-6!
We are proud to partner with the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools program this year. Using new Statistics in Schools (SIS) resources in your classroom during the 2019-2020 school year will support efforts to make sure EVERY child is counted in the 2020 Census.

In this Homework Help Narrative, learn about the courage and determination of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the origins of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. For more lessons on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Women's Suffrage movement, check out this narrative and lessons.

Educator Spotlight

Meet Kim Naden!

Kim L. Naden has been teaching social studies for a whopping 36 years in rural Winona, Kansas. He is the sole social studies teacher for Winona Triplains U.S.D. 275 and teaches every history subject from 6-12th grade. Kim has been a part of the Bill of Rights Institute network since the beginning of the Institute when programming focused on Kansas teachers...Read More.

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