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Every Day of the Month

Teaching Theme of the Week

from Education World®

Pose a question about women's history for each weekday of the month.

Women's History Month
* They Also Serve
* Who Did That?
* This Is My Life
* Honoring the American Woman
* Words of Wisdom
* Women of the Century WebQuest
* Bring Women's History to Life

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Neglected for years, the historical contributions of women are celebrated during March, the official National Women's History Month. Supplement your textbooks with the other half of history -- the achievements of women -- by posing a question about women's history for each weekday of the month!

March 3: Madam C. J. Walker
How did she become the first female African American millionaire?

March 4: Rosa Parks
How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

March 5: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
How many Olympic medals did she earn?

March 6: Sacajawea
What famous team of explorers did she travel with?

March 7: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
What prominent organization was led by these two women?

March 10: Janet Reno and Madeleine Albright
What jobs did these women hold during Bill Clinton's presidency?

March 11: Betsy Ross
Who asked her to make the first American flag?

March 12: Harriet Tubman
By what nickname did slaves call her?

March 13: Sally Ride
What sport did this famous astronaut play as a young woman?

March 14: Helen Keller
What is the title ofherautobiography?

March 17: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Which president nominated her to the Supreme Court?

March 18: Amelia Earhart
What was Earhart's role on her first transatlantic flight?

March 19: Georgia O'Keeffe
Which museum presented the first retrospective exhibit of work by a woman artist?

March 20: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
What job did Jackie have before she married John F. Kennedy?

March 21: Hillary Clinton
To what official role did President Bill Clinton appoint her?

March 24: Equal Rights Amendment
Who wrote the ERA, passed by the Senate in March 1972?

March 25: Molly Pitcher
What heroic acts did she perform during the Battle of Monmouth, in June 1778?

March 26: Clara Barton
Why wasn't she permitted to work with the International Red Cross?

March 27: Gloria Steinem
Which two magazines did shehelpfound?

March 28: Sandra Day O'Connor
What "first" did she accomplish in the ArizonaSenate?

March 31: Eleanor Roosevelt
What was the title of the newspaper column she wrote?