LESSONS

Here are 15 activities you can try out in your classroom.

Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves
Accessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia Through Documents

Young Women of Sparta
A Fictional Letter to Women of Athens

Female Fury In The Forum
Ancient Rome, 195 & 42 B.C.

Tools Uncover Women's Work
The Spindle, Whorl and Distaff

Women and Confucianism
Exploring Neo-Confucian Sayings

Durga's Victory: Envisioning Power
Background Information and Image Analysis

Weavers Tell Their Stories
Maya Women of Guatemala

The Plight of Women's Work
Early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales

Using Women's Words
Provocative Quotes

Quotable Women for Peace
Discussion and Role Playing Suggestions

NEW! Women's Rights in Historical Perspective NEW!
Seven Excertped Primary Sources with Discussions and Activities