Welcome to Astounding Women in History!! Each week, we will delve into the lives and accomplishments of some of the most incredible women from history! We will take a look at the time period in which they lived, their childhood and influences, and the impact that they had on history. 

Each week, by Wednesday evening (9pm PST) -

-I will email each student a link that weeks lecture and assignments. This will be on YouTube and is in a private account that is embedded into the Outschool classroom page.  
-  Assignments will consist of discussion and essay questions, short research topics, Youtube videos, and worksheets. These will be posted on the classroom page. 
- In my flex classes, each family can determine the level of participation in the course. 
- Communication will be done through the Outschool classroom.  
-I will check in with each student several 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.  
- Each week, there may 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.  

For information on my other courses, please check out my course catalog: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10WtnUIRwVRw7Awo6FskitgUKeNUjuAvf/view


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 -  Mary Shelley - English novelist
Week 2 -  J.K. Rowling - English novelist
Week 3 -  Elizabeth Blackwell - First woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.
Week 4 –  Anne Frank - Holocaust victim
Week 5 – Grace Hopper - American computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
Week 6 -  Julia Child - American chef and author
Week 7 –  Margaret Mead - American cultural anthropologist
Week 8 -  Mary Kenner - American inventor

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.