#ShareYourNCC

Attention educators: It’s a new month and it’s time to flip the page of your 2023-24 Civic Calendar! Use the hashtag #ShareYourNCC on your favorite social platform and share how you are celebrating Women's History Month!

Don’t have a Civic Calendar in your classroom? Email [email protected] to receive your free copy or downloadable version. 

Discover How Women Won the Vote

Live from the Museum: How Women Won the Vote!

Tuesday, March 5 | Noon ET

Run time: 45 minutes



Join a live guided tour of The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will help students to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage, and will also highlight some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells.

Live from the Museum: Alice Paul Institute

Friday, March 8 | 11 a.m. ET

Run time: 30 minutes

In celebration of International Women's Day, students are welcome to join us for a special edition of Live from the Museum. Join us live from Paulsdale—the childhood home of Alice Paul—where we’ll take a look at the values that Alice Paul learned during her childhood and the way those values led her to advocate for equality as a major figure in the women’s suffrage movement.

Presented in partnership with the Alice Paul Institute

Civic Stories: Remember the Ladies Trivia

Friday, March 15 | Noon ET

Run time: 30 minutes

Live ASL Interpretation Available

In the spirit of Abigail Adams, students are invited to “remember the ladies” during our virtual women’s history trivia game! Test your knowledge of women and the Constitution during our interactive trivia game.

Artifact Spotlight: Emma Goldman's Mother Earth

Run time: 2 minutes 30 seconds

Dive into women’s history with NCC exhibition developer Marygrace Kennedy as she examines Mother Earth, a magazine published by activist Emma Goldman in 1916.

Professional Learning for Educators

Expanding Civic Circles

Tuesday, March 12 | 7–8 p.m. ET

The National Constitution Center is excited to be part of Civic Learning Week, a national effort to prioritize civic education in order to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy.

Learn about opportunities for expanding your civics circle! During this program, educators will gain insight into building connections with various cultural and civics-based organizations. These connections range from employing resources, participating in professional learning sessions, and joining robust nationwide teacher networks. Hear from teachers who have worked with these organizations as they share the ways their practice has been impacted by using educational materials and participating in various teacher advisory groups. 

The First Amendment: New York Times v. Sullivan Educator Event

Thursday, March 14

5:30 p.m. ET to attend in-person

6:30 p.m. ET to attend online

Educators are invited to join us in exploring this landmark freedom-of-the-press Supreme Court case and discover its importance to the Civil Rights Movement.

The first 50 registrants/attendees receive a free copy of the new book Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan.

Registration for the in-person program begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes tours of the National Constitution Center's newest exhibit, The First Amendment, a screening of the film NY Times v. Sullivan, and a teacher-led discussion on incorporating these materials into the classroom. There will also be refreshments served and time to network with other local-area teachers. 

Those registering to stream the program will be able to view the screening and the teacher-led discussion, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. 

Please feel free to direct and questions to Sarah Harris, senior director of education, at [email protected]. 

The 19th Amendment Featuring Paula Monopoli

Wednesday, March 20 | 6:30–8 p.m. ET

Explore the ratification process of the 19th Amendment, which grew out of decades of advocacy by the suffragists and their allies, and its connections to federalism, as we discuss the beginning of women’s suffrage out West in the late 1800s and its eventual spread to the rest of the nation. We’ll also learn about the hard work of the people involved in the Civil Rights Movement years after ratification to extend voting rights to all women, including women of color. Paula Monopoli, the Sol & Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, joins us.

Thank you for being part of our community of educators. If you have any questions we’d love to hear from you. Please email the education team at [email protected].

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