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Lesson Plans - 7th Grade

Women in the White House

In this lesson, students explore the role and impact of recent First Ladies through research and family interviews, then work in groups to present a documentary portrait to the class.

Women Aviators in World War II: “Fly Girls”

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

* Explain the contributions of WASPs to the war effort.
* Show how women were portrayed in World War II posters (and newsreels).
* Compare and contrast those portrayals with personal recollections of the

Who Were the Foremothers of Women’s Equality?

What sources are useful for uncovering the names of the women who contributed to the early Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S.? Which contributions and individuals were particularly significant?

Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage

What attitudes about women and their relationships with men had to be overcome before women could take their rightful place in American society? What were the arguments for and against suffrage?

Assessing Women’s Past Through Art

One way to access women’s past is to examine art (paintings, drawings, carvings) from the period. There are a variety of ways to do this. For example, an interesting picture could be shown to introduce students to a period. They might conjecture about what it tells them about the period, or they might do additional research on it, using images from their textbook or other sources.