As you probably know, the anniversary of International Women’s Day is March 8th. Do you know the origin though? To be honest, I was a little fuzzy on the details so I did some research (spoiler, I’m gonna talk about https://www.womenshistory.org/ in a few paragraphs which is where I did a little more research). What I found out was more about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire tragedy, which occurred in late March.  146 people died, mostly female and many of them immigrants, due to dangerous working conditions. This led to a huge increase in the women’s suffrage movement and a demand for change. In 1980, Jimmy Carter changed the day to a whole week celebration. And in 1987 the entire month of March was finally declared Women’s History Month. What women from history were your role models when you were young? Share that with your students or own kiddos. I remember being fascinated by the story of Helen Keller when I was little. Maybe it was because my grandmother lived in Alabama or reading one of her biographies, but I was intrigued. But I found her story of overcoming adversity super inspiring! I think I might have even seen the … Continue reading Ideas for Teaching Women’s History Essentials All Year