Women’s History Month Video Lessons
Looking for Women’s History Month videos for your students? Explore the life stories of female trail-blazers in these Edpuzzle Original video lessons!
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“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” — Audre Lorde
March is Women’s History Month, which culminates on International Women’s Day on March 8th.
Take this opportunity to emphasize the importance of women throughout history and celebrate the progress that’s been made while acknowledging the work that still needs to be done.
We’ve broken down these video lessons for Women’s History Month into three sections:
- General Women’s History Video Lessons
- Famous Women in History Video Lessons
- Poetry Video Lessons by Women Writers
These video lessons on women’s history provide examples of how women around the world take action to make the world a better place – sharing their stories, making change, and blazing new trails.
Are you ready to shine a light on their stories?
General Women’s History Video Lessons
Women's History Month
From Simone Biles’ advocacy for athletes’ mental health, to suffragists and women creators and artists, this video is a fantastic introduction to Women’s History Month.
Students will learn how women have worked to advance civil rights, workers’ rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and the health of our planet.
Video length: 6 mins. 12 secs.
Women’s Suffrage Movement
It may be hard for students to imagine a time in the United States when women didn’t have the right to vote. In this lesson, students will learn about the campaign for women’s suffrage from a variety of perspectives.
Video length: 7 mins. 51 secs.
Women’s Rights Movement
Teach students about the impact and importance of activism in this video lesson about the origins and consequences of the Women’s Rights Movement.
Video length: 8 mins. 10 secs.
Famous Women in History Video Lessons
This series of video lessons focuses on some of the most famous women in history.
Marie Curie
How much do your students know about Marie Curie? In this video lesson, students will explore the life of Marie Curie and discover how her work on radioactivity changed our understanding of the atom.
Video length: 7 mins. 39 secs.
Katherine Johnson
Renowned NASA mathematician and scientist Katherine Johnson was one of the many inspirational women who overcame the odds to influence history. Teach your students about the importance of perseverance in the face of adversity through Katherine’s incredible story in this video lesson.
Video length: 7 mins. 45 secs.
Poetry Video Lessons by Women Writers
"They shut me up in Prose–" by Emily Dickinson
Study the literary techniques of figurative language and conventions in this prose poem by the famous poet, Emily Dickinson, who wrote nearly 2,000 poems during her lifetime.
Video length: 8 mins. 15 secs.
“Women” by Alice Walker
In her 1973 poem, Alice Walker celebrates her mother and the women of her mother’s generation. Students will also analyze how Walker uses imagery and metaphor to bring her words to life.
Video length: 7 mins. 30 secs.
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