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Women’s History Month is traditionally held in March, but the study of women’s history is valuable all twelve months of the year. Women have overcome daunting odds to succeed and excel in all areas of human endeavor, including science, manufacturing, athletics, business, and exploration. These passages about outstanding women cover the broad spectrum of the accomplishments of notable women. Their stories are sure to inspire your students.
Wilma Rudolph was born in Tennessee in 1940. She was the twentieth of twenty-two children in a poor but loving African American family. Because she was born two months early, the doctor doubted she would live. She survived but was ill with a variety of sicknesses throughout her childhood. After…
Dr. Dian Fossey, founder of the Karisoke Research Center in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda, initiated groundbreaking studies of mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. She was considered one of the world’s foremost primatologists and animal conservationists. Along with primatologists Jane Goodall and Birutė Galdikas, she was known as one…
Dr. Patricia Bath was the first black woman medical doctor to receive a patent in the United States. She now holds four patents for her inventions, which are related to preventing and restoring sight in patients. Born in 1942, she was raised in the Harlem area of New York City.…
Jane Addams was born in 1860 in the small town of Cedarville, Illinois. She was the eighth of nine children. Her father was a state senator and a friend of Abraham Lincoln. He also ran a profitable grain mill and provided well for his children. Addams graduated in 1881 from…
Mary rushed into her sister’s room. “Abigail! Abigail! Richard’s friend John Adams, our third cousin, wants to visit with you. He was at the outing we had last week and took a fancy to your intelligence.” Abigail spun around with a big smile. “Oh, yes. He has a wonderful sense…
Today, people who are deaf and blind can receive a standard education. Schools and organizations help them make the necessary adaptations. However, this was not always the case. At one time, educators had few ideas about how to teach children who were both deaf and blind. Laura Dewey Bridgman may…
Clara packed her things at the Patent Office and went to her boss. “It’s been a pleasure working with you, but I’m quitting my job.” She turned and left. “What are you doing home so early?” asked her sister Sally. “The Civil War is taking its toll on the Union…
Mrs. Oglio rushed out the back door. “Jane! Where you at? Those clothes need cleanin’.” “I’m practicin’ my shootin’,” Jane yelled back. “Well, get in here. I’m not payin’ you to shoot. I’m payin’ you to clean clothes.” Jane grumbled under her breath and went back to work. “I’ll find…
When written in 1789, the U.S. Constitution allowed the individual states to determine who could vote in elections. None of the states at that time allowed women to vote except New Jersey, and it revoked this right in 1807. Women tried over the years to get the right to vote,…
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is considered the founder of modern nursing. Her reforms included promoting sanitary practices, giving care and compassion to patients, and stressing training and education for nurses. She gained fame as “The Lady with the Lamp” during the British Crimean War (1853-1856) because she often went around the…
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