Women's History Month
1 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
In the United States, March is Women's History Month. Many people use the month to honor the accomplishments of American women and educate communities about the history of women in the United States and the women's rights movement.
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Discussion
Short explainer (1 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.
- What does Women's History Month honor?
- What was the women's rights movement working toward?
- Whose story do you think more people should know?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: history, rights, movement, accomplishment.
Try it: Research one American woman and write three sentences: who she was, what she did, and why it mattered.