As COVID-19 continues to batter the city and social distancing remains the order of the day, New Yorkers have scrambled to adapt their cherished summertime celebrations to a virtual format. This year, New York City’s official Juneteenth celebration will be virtual. This is a significant change for a holiday typically observed through large public gatherings…
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Teaching the History of Sexual Violence in the #MeToo Era
October 16, 2018
Editor’s note: This post contains frank discussions of sexual violence. Giving Teachers the Resources They Need When I first began research for the Early Encounters, 1492-1734 unit of our Women and the American Story curriculum guide, I knew that to write truthfully about the experiences of women in colonial America, I had to include frank discussions of…
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Teaching Women’s History: The Edmonson Sisters and Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century
February 20, 2018
Americans have a long history of advocating for their rights and principles. With our Women and the American Story (WAMS) curriculum, teachers can trace this narrative of activism through the women reformers of the 1800s who worked for social change alongside and apart from men—inspiring their students, both boys and girls, to be engaged citizens and exercise…
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