March is Women’s History Month in the United States so I thought I’d prepare another “The Best…” list.
I usually have my U.S. History students make a poster about a well-known woman in history as well as a woman who they have known personally and who they admire.
As with all the sites on my lists, they need to be accessible to English Language Learners.
You might also be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Women’s Suffrage and A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Women’s March.
Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History, not in order of any preference. Unless I’ve noted otherwise, these sites are all primarily resources for accessible biographies of famous women:
* National Women’s Hall of Fame
* The History Channel’s Women’s History Month site, which also includes a lot of multimedia resources.
* The National Educational Association has many resources for Women’s History Month, including lesson plans.
The New York Times has created an interactive of “reader submitted photographs from around the world that illustrate the importance of educating girls and empowering women.”
Women’s History Month Across the Curriculum comes from the New York Times Learning Network.
Here’s a link to Biography Channel Women’s History Month video bios.
Using The New York Times for Teaching and Learning About Women is another excellent resource from The New York Times Learning Network.
Women’s History is a great lesson collection from The Zinn Education Project.
100 years of scientific breakthroughs – by women is a slideshow from The Guardian.
World’s Most Dangerous Countries for Women is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe.
Women’s History Month.gov has lots of resources.
I’m unclear where this Gender Inequality Index Around The World gets its information from, but it does seem useful and accessible.
39 Stunning Images Of Women At Work All Over The World
Women’s History Month Resources is from the PBS News Hour.
Gender Studies | 25 Teenagers Recommend Readings for Women’s History Month is from The New York Times Learning Network.
#WomensHistoryMonth with @Newsela and #Text #Sets https://t.co/gh2pfTkFbc @CherylDobbertin @Larryferlazzo #literacy #edchat #pblchat
— Jim Bentley (@Curiosity_Films) March 4, 2016
Eight Resources for Women’s History Month is from PBS Learning Media.
Does your teaching include the Latina women on this list? https://t.co/Z45OQ8p7M2 pic.twitter.com/iGkoYCllrd
— Teaching Tolerance (@Tolerance_org) March 14, 2016
Today we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay by featuring past blog posts on women: https://t.co/ztsxAKNksp pic.twitter.com/27yra0BJjV
— AP Images (@AP_Images) March 8, 2016
#InternationalWomensDay demonstrations through the decades and across the globe https://t.co/dls6vG1DP7 #IWD2015 pic.twitter.com/u4tHLyEsh4
— Getty Images (@GettyImages) March 8, 2016
The countries with the most women in their legislatures, in one map https://t.co/ZLALr0p6BN pic.twitter.com/aWf066tBqC
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 8, 2016
In 1910, more than 100 women from 17 countries established celebration day to press for working women’s demands. https://t.co/Kug2vKBq4d
— Bridgett Henwood (@BridgettHenwood) March 8, 2016
Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay & explore sites dedicated to preserving Women’s history https://t.co/B7KPwrIN7C #WomensHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/vwAwlsp99L
— US Department of the Interior (@Interior) March 8, 2017
Pictures from celebrations and protests for International Women’s Day around the world https://t.co/5ImZ9PhW3k pic.twitter.com/Xj5n7vqiMg
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 8, 2017
Everything You Need To Know About International Women’s Day – Refinery29 https://t.co/8IQfKGapLQ
— Donalyn Miller (@donalynbooks) March 8, 2017
International Women’s Day is about pushing for gender parity https://t.co/MjhewCR678
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 8, 2017
From Frida Kahlo to Susan Lenglen, meet 11 women (among many!) who have changed the world https://t.co/ZDA7U30HkD #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/vr0JyHFw65
— Google Arts&Culture (@googlearts) March 8, 2017
Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay by sharing the stories of unsung women! Download our sm toolkit: https://t.co/DnTF6TLadj #HiddenHerstory pic.twitter.com/2MWee2yoAm
— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) March 8, 2017
60 photos of girls going to school around the globe: https://t.co/0Acuamc78B #InternationalWomensDay
— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) March 8, 2017
Gender Studies | 25 Teenagers Recommend Readings for Women’s History Month https://t.co/zMpPlNpAA8 #sschat #engchat
— NYT Learning Network (@NYTimesLearning) March 8, 2017
Demonstrations happening all over the globe today for #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/9z0jnPYyeL #WomensDay #DayWithoutAWoman pic.twitter.com/mErV3oGUpo
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) March 8, 2017
Teaching and Learning About Women’s History With The New York Times is from The New York Times Learning Network.
Who Was the Most Powerful Woman in Ancient History? https://t.co/IJ6ntUDsQm via @NatGeo
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 7, 2018
55 Incredible Photos Of Girls Going To School Around The World is from The Huff Post.
This Is How International Women’s Day Is Being Marked Around The World is from BuzzFeed.
This is incredible. Realizing that even in death white men dominated its pages, The Times is writing obituaries of amazing women. Among them is Ida B. Wells. Good on y’all, @nytimes.
Women We Overlooked in 167 Years of New York Times Obituaries https://t.co/4oJi0Qg3xZ
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) March 8, 2018
Looking for inspiration? Listen to the powerful voices of women from all walks of life, and all across America, with our special #WomensHistoryMonth story collection: https://t.co/ZkTwpzCgOI pic.twitter.com/jzpxvAID0b
— StoryCorps (@StoryCorps) March 5, 2018
Happy International Women’s Day! Explore these maps of global progress in women’s health and let us know what trends you see: https://t.co/Tk9GjWu842 #IWD2018 pic.twitter.com/mAm6lv2S2f
— Esri Story Maps (@EsriStoryMaps) March 8, 2018
Just in time for #IWD2018 — THANK YOU @Malala and @MalalaFund for this inspiring playlist: https://t.co/MfnWaYpPSA 🎶
— Starbucks Music (@starbucksmusic) March 8, 2018
It was never a dress. #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/3DBZauejG8
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) March 8, 2018
International Women’s Day: Iconic images of women protesters https://t.co/TMwNnEodRd via @BBC_Culture
— Brian Levin (@proflevin) March 8, 2018
Because of Her Story is a new Smithsonian project.
StoryCorps has a series of videos for Women’s History Month.
This Women’s History Month, #HiddenHerstory celebrates the efforts of African American women to empower themselves, and their communities. We are excited to commemorate the trailblazing women who fought for women’s suffrage, civil rights, and full equality. #WomensHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/eoPKXBNgRq
— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) March 1, 2019
Happy Women’s History Month! Women around the world are—and have been—at the forefront of social justice movements. In this edition of The Moment, you’ll find resources for teaching about women’s leadership and contributions all year. #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/ozxIVxeAfk pic.twitter.com/6SqdPa9fHO
— Teaching Tolerance (@Tolerance_org) March 1, 2019
Women’s History Myths, Debunked is from The NY Times.
This Friday is #InternationalWomensDay and a great opportunity to celebrate brilliant women – unsung heroes – who are not very famous, but have achieved incredible things.
💥Download the complete lesson plan and worksheets here: https://t.co/wGyj4Etp0K#IWD2019 #BalanceforBetter pic.twitter.com/yIpjwYHMtk— TeachingEnglish (@TeachingEnglish) March 6, 2019
https://t.co/t6r3mg4t5h Resources, Posters, Lessons, and More as you plan for Women’s History Month #SchoolLibraryJournal
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) March 3, 2019
It’s #WomensHistoryMonth! Here are 4 Asian American women who shut down the haters, broke barriers, and altered the course of U.S. history. https://t.co/fdYUcjPt4a
— 18MR.org (@18millionrising) March 1, 2019
Unsung heroes is a lesson for ELLs.
“Courage To Question is a Google “series brings you face to face with women’s rights activists across the globe as they fight for a world where women and girls can live free from gender based violence.” You can see all the videos at this link, and here’s a trailer:
Attention teachers: March is #WomensHistoryMonth. Use our Teacher Resources or timeline of women’s history in RI introduce this topic in your classrooms. #InternationalWomensDay
— Nellie M. Gorbea (@RISecState) March 8, 2019
#InternationalWomensDay can be every day with these 365 books written by women across the world: https://t.co/VjnKdFxseS pic.twitter.com/rdzNaJfFxj
— NY Public Library (@nypl) March 8, 2019
Read the inspirational words of 13 trailblazing women from around the world https://t.co/Kb9sp4hNW9
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 8, 2019
Eight numbers to keep in mind on International Women’s Day https://t.co/11Zot6HeEb via @qz
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 8, 2019
They wanted more women in history lessons. Their work led to Women’s History Month is from The L.A. Times.
Because of Her Story is a new Smithsonian site for Women’s History Month.
TIME Magazine has published a new feature called 100 Women of the Year. It includes articles about, and images of, 100 key women throughout history.
9 Resources for Women’s History Month is from Facing History.
Visualizing Women’s Economic Rights Around the World is from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link.
Notable Women is from Google, and shares famous (or ones who should have been famous) women from history with images on a dollar bill, along with a short bio. I’m assuming, though don’t know for sure, that the effort to put Harriet Tubman’s image on the twenty-dollar bill prompted the site. The site also includes lesson plans for teachers.
Don’t miss the “Teacher’s Guide” section of this #WomensHistoryMonth resource from @librarycongress. ⬇ https://t.co/y4irmRJPOq
— WIDA™ (@WIDA_UW) March 1, 2023
Women in Culture is from Google.
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Another good resource for teachers to use for Women’s History Month in the classroom (elementary) is http://monthbymonth.scholastic.com/teach.html. They throw in writing activities, vocabulary, readers’ theater, and more.