| Women Breaking Musical Barriers: She Isn’t Supposed to Play That |
| Website traces the history and diversity of women in music through text, video recordings, and audio recordings. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Women of Our Time |
| Interactive gallery displaying photographs of some of twentieth-century America’s most famous and influential women. Includes audio commentary by the exhibit’s curator and documentary video about the evolution of photographic portraiture. |
| Provider: National Portrait Gallery |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| American Women |
| A selection of portraits from the National Portrait Gallery celebrating the lives and careers of 65 noteworthy American women, ranging from Jane Addams to Pat Nixon to Margaret Sanger. |
| Provider: National Portrait Gallery |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Women: National Air and Space Museum Gallery Guide |
| Short outline of the Museum’s most memorable displays and artifacts related to the history of women in flight, designed to be printed by a visitor prior to an on-site visit. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| The Making of a Homemaker |
| Online exhibition displaying images and text from domestic guidebooks of late-nineteenth-century America. These books gave advice on how to keep a healthy and happy home, but also prescribed appropriate moral and religious outlooks, had information on a wide variety of topics, often discussed manners, and gave many home remedies. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Institution Libraries |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Changing Gender Roles on the World War II Home Front |
| Lesson plan examining changing gender roles on the American home front during World War II. Students analyze photographs and wartime advertisements related to “Rosie the Riveter,” then conduct their own research project on women during World War II. Targets grades 6-12. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Conduct a Genealogical Study |
| Activity about the methods and tools used in a genealogical interview. Students will learn more about their family, their community, and themselves through these interviews. Part of the resource “Great Women of Our Pasts.” |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): All grades |
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| Constellation Maker |
| Art activity making a constellation commemorating an American woman such as scientist Maria Mitchell. Many cultures have used constellations to remember the stories of heroes, and this activity helps develop the ability to use symbols to illustrate and tell stories. Part of the “Exploring the Sky” resource. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): All grades |
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| First Ladies at the Smithsonian Homepage |
| Online exhibit exploring the stories of the first ladies of the White House. From Martha Washington through Michelle Obama, the Smithsonian’s first ladies collection includes material related to their social and political activities as well as a collection of gowns. The exhibit also features thematic overviews of the many roles of first ladies, a timeline, and behind-the-scenes details on the history of the first ladies exhibitions. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): All grades |
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| First Ladies: Political Life and Public Image |
| Resource for teachers. Learn more about how first ladies have changed and adapted to the political and social landscape—from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. Includes a curriculum guide with a timeline, videos, and lesson plans looking at the role of the First Lady and how this role relates to perceptions of women and family values. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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