As New York City, and the world at large, take unprecedented steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, I find myself thinking about the generations of women who’ve faced moments of national crisis. Over the last year, I’ve spent my time researching and writing the Settler Colonialism and Revolution, 1692-1783 unit of Women & the…
Read MoreThe Women & the American Story (WAMS) team is working every day to bring women’s narratives out of the archive and into the classroom. Since going live last March, the free curriculum website has been visited 55,614 times by users from all 50 states and 122 countries. But the party is just getting started: two…
Read MoreOne of the best parts of working on Women & the American Story (a.k.a. WAMS, our curriculum guide in women’s history) is stumbling upon documents that can (and should!) be easily integrated into the standard US history curriculum. My most recent find of this nature is Anne Hulton’s letter describing the Battle of Lexington and…
Read MoreWomen and the American Story Women & the American Story (WAMS), our brand-new, completely free curriculum website, launched on International Women’s Day. After over a year of research, archival treasure hunting, writing, workshopping with teachers, and lesson piloting, we’re thrilled to share the first two units of the ten-unit curriculum project with the world. As…
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