Courageous Women in History(Flex)

Welcome to women in History! During each of these classes we will explore a brief biography of different women in history, their life, the society and culture that shaped them, and what contributions they made in their field. We will discuss how their lives would be different if they had been born in different times and cultures and what shaped them into achieving their goals.

Each week, by Wednesday evening (9pm PST),-
	 -I will email each student a link that weeks lecture. This will be on YouTube and is in a private account. 
	-I will post to the classroom a list of 3-7 questions due the following Saturday. 
	-There will also be a list of 2-5 research topics or projects, and each student will choose one that interests them. Answers for the research topics only have to be a paragraph or two. This is also due Saturday of each week. Homework can either be sent through the communication function of Outschool (email) or posted on the classroom page. Each project is be written clearly and with any references noted. (No cut and paste)
	- Communication will be done through the Outschool classroom.  
        -I will check in with each student 2-3 times during the week to check on progress of the homework, address any questions, or to engage in a discussion about the topic covered. Each student is encouraged to message (through the Outschool classroom) me anytime they have any questions or thoughts about the class.  
         - I will also post occasional conversation starters in the classroom to engage the students in conversations. Students are encouraged to chat with each other and to interact on the classroom platform. 
        - Each week, there will be additional articles, videos, or pictures that will be posted to the classroom page to engage students in open conversations about that weeks topic. 
	-Please message me before the start of class if you have any questions.  
During each of these classes we will explore a brief biography of different women in history, their life, the society and culture that shaped them, and what contributions they made in their field. We will discuss how their lives would be different if they had been born in different times and cultures and what shaped them into achieving their goals.


Week 1 –  Carrie Chapman Catt – American suffrage leader
Week 2 –  Penelope Barker – activist during the American Revolution
Week 3 – Dolores Huerta – cofounder of the National Farmworkers Association
Week 4 – Florence Kelley – Social reformer for minimum wage, 8 hour work days, and children’s rights
Week 5 – Fannie Lou Hamer – American voting and women’s rights activist, leader in the civil rights movement
Week 6 –  Ruth Bader Ginsberg – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.
Week 7 –  Margaret E. Knight – American inventor
Week 8 – Elsie Macgill – Canadian aeronautical engineer
Week 9 – Fe del Mundo – first woman admitted to Harvard Medical School
Week 10 – Mary Anning – English palaeontologist in the 1800’s
Week 11 – Euphemia Haynes – first African-American to earn PhD in mathematics
Week 12 –  Julia Morgan – American architect


This class is just a brief look into these amazing women. If you are intrigued and would like to learn more, please check out my other classes, Great Personalities from History. We will take 8 weeks to explore more in depth the lives and history surrounding each of these women individually.