Volume 1, Issue 2 Dr. Jeanne Mather, Editor March 1998 Women 150th Anniversary of the Celebrating of Courage Women’s Rights Movement Diversity Women of Courage is a Since March is recognized of custody rights of their An excellent resource for nonfiction book written by as “National Women’s children as well as their primary teachers, published Margaret Truman. It History Month” and 1998 property rights. While her by Teacher Created discusses twelve women marks the 150th anniversary father was anything but a Materials, is Celebrating who impacted American of the Women’s rights feminist (he thought his Diversity: Extended History including Dolley movement this issue of daughter was “insane” Thematic Unit by Susan Madison, Ida Wells- Classroom Spice will include when he found out she Kane, David Cavanaugh, Barnett, “Mother” Mary several articles relating to advocated the right of and Jane Gilbert (ISBN 1- Jones, Elizabeth Blackwell, gender equity. The first women to vote!), the 55734-601-1). It is designed Margaret Chase Smith, Women’s Rights Convention experiences of listening to for the classroom teacher and Susan B. Anthony, was held in Seneca him counse l can be used to cover units on Prudence Crandall, Kate Falls, New York in women made her diversity throughout an entire Barnard, Susan Livingston, 1848. Two of the question the legal year. However, for utmost Sarah Winnemucca, women responsible standing of women. flexibility sub-themes can be Marian Anderson, and for the Convention As a wife and covered in isolation in as Frances Oldham Kelsey. were Elizabeth mother of eight, it little as one day, with little You have probably heard Cady Stanton and was not easy to difficulty in changing the of a few of these, but not Lucretia Mott. Mrs. fight for women’s presentation order. all of them. However, just Stanton is rights but It includes hands-on because you have not heard well known No dream is too big for through the activities, bulletin board of them does not mean you for her “any” student— boy or girl recruitment ideas, theme specific will not find that they are Declaration of other bibliographies, and cross incredible women who of Sentiments, which was women such as Mrs. Mott curriculum opportunities. It rightfully should be modeled after th e and Miss Anthony, and her includes international tie-ins recognized as part of our Declaration of Independence own speeches and writing for art, language arts, music history. What do they have and identified eighteen she was instrumental in and movement, social in common? A quality of complaints women had about helping the Women’s studies, expression, math and mind and spirit which their treatment by men and Movement becom e science, and food and allowed them to face by the system, and called for successful. This was cooking. Cultures include danger and/or difficulties their redress. especially true in New York Asian; Native American; with determination. Elizabeth was the as seen in the 1848 state Egyptian; European, e.g., Margaret Truman daughter of a lawyer and as legislation granting property Greek, Italian, etc; South classifies these women as such it is not surprising that rights to married women. In American ; West Indian; demonstrating one of three she became interested in the the days of old, girls’ Pacific Islander; West kinds of courage: legal rights of women as she dreams were severely African; and North American bravery—daring and/or listened to her father advise limited. Today we hope cultures. Each lesson defiance; heroism— married women of the law. there is no limit to anyone’s includes goals, materials, nobleness and/or self- A law which deprived them dreams. (Continued on page 3) sacrifice; or fortitude— patience and/or Table of Contents perserverance. These Women of Courage; Women’s Rights Movement; Celebrating Diversity 1 women represent diverse backgrounds ranging from Scientists; Multicultural Math 2 a first lady to a slave, from The Literature Connection; Extraordinary People 3 (Continued on page 3) Classroom Spice So Who Do You Picture When You Think of a “Scientist?” Research has shown when children are in various areas of science; Science” card game. This asked to draw or describe a great women inventors, has the blackline master to scientists, & mathematicians make the thirty-six cards, Did you know that scientist they invariably draw a man with a lab coat, throughout history; and three cards about each of the Eiffel Tower and more often than not profiles of women twelve women scientists. geologists, meteorologists, The game then is played like has a plaque with glasses and wild hair. physicists, astronauts, “Go Fish.” This can easily inscribed with the While the latter may not be particularly flattering to astronomers, doctors, be adapted to include more names of 72 men, the entire drawing is a computer scientists, scientists and/or savants who slap in the face to women. enviromentalists, zoologists, mathematicians including helped with the Perhaps if children, both chemists, electrical engineers, men or other designated boys and girls, were and marine biologists. groups. How? Either do a physics required to It also has several little background work on enable the Tower exposed to women scientists they might be less inclined educational activities which your own or make it part of to be built? So to stereotype “scientists.” are an assignment, regular assignment or maybe extra why wasn’t So what can you do to help? science and/or math related. There are a number of It has a magic square activity, credit points for your Sophie Germain’s a flow chart activity, a students. name included K-12 resources available through the National classification activity, a The NWHP can be since her work on Women’s History Project. pentomino activity, and a reached at (707) 838-6000, elasticity, (NWHP) such as statistics activity. One or e-mail: [email protected]. biographies, reference activity which is particularly We have catalogs available acoustics, and great is a “Women in in the USAO Multicultural vibrating plates books, cd-roms, t-shirts, posters, coloring books, Resource Center (MRC) for was instrumental paper dolls, videos, and your convenience. in the building of even buttons. the Tower? One very inexpensive item, ($2.00), is Women in Science, a special (Answer to Eiffel Tower supplement published by the question: Because she was Philadelphia Daily News. a woman.) It includes articles on women Nobel Prize winners Multicultural Math Multicultural You might b e curriculum areas into content exchanges. Each topic activities in the surprised at the number of such as social studies, art, includes goals, identification of math class let ways that math and culture and physical education. math skills addressed, a main interact. One book which Mathematics skills addressed activity and accompanying you add does a fine job in bringing are in the areas of geometry, student activity pages, a listing flavor, a multicultural flavor into problem solving, probability, of additional activities, and an interest, and the math class is written by statistics, discret e answer key for the related interdisciplinar Sharon Vogt, and is mathematics, basi c student pages. It is a great y opportunities entitled simpl y operations, proportions, resource book. Check it out. Multicultural Math. It is a tesselations, fractions, Order through Frank Schaffer to your lessons. resource book published by patterning, estimation, 1-800-609-1734 or your local Frank Schaffer for middle solving algebraic equations , teacher supply store, or see it and upper grades. Many of numeration, measurement, in the MRC. Its ISBN # is 0- the lessons cros s map skills, and money 86734-804-6. 2 Classroom Spice (Continued from Courage page 1) a U.S. Senator to the daughter of an Indian Chief, from native born The Literature Connection to immigrants, from the woman involved with the nightmare at A regular feature of Classroom Spice indeed a master storyteller easily enthralling Liberty Hall to the woman known will be a review of children’s literature K- his readers. as the Good Angel of Oklahoma. 12 which can be used in a classroom or The Three Little Javelinas by Susan While this book is no longer in school to help promote multicultural Lowel and print it is available through most education. Even if you do not teach in published by libraries, and interlibrary loan an area where the book is particularly Scholastic is an services. And of course it can be appropriate you might find that it is a book adaptation of the seen in the MRC. Be sure and you would like to see in your school “Three Little Pigs” check it out. It will give you a library, and hopefully a book that you with a southwestern wealth of background information would benefit from reading. flavor. It includes Native American and to utilize and perhaps a new title Many Mexican culture references. In addition its to recommend to secondary Oklahoma illustrations and text easily provide cross students. teachers, both curriculum aspects for integrating with both If you find it useful you might elementary and science and social studies. It is a primary try calling the publisher and say it secondary, cover level text and could easily be part of a fairy would be an excellent book to units which tales unit, a pig unit, or a three little pigs reprint—believe it or not this has include unit. Another interesting aspect of the story worked in the past! It was cowboys. How is the third pig (whom you may recall was published by Bantam Books ISBN many of these the smart one) is a female. It is a really 0-553-10939-1. Phone number 1- teachers include cute book students will love.