<p>This topical collection includes resources related to featured women activists. This collection includes portraits of the activists, related artifacts, articles, videos with experts, and related Smithsonian Learning Lab collections. Use this collection to launch lessons about the life stories of activists, primary source analysis, and examination of the context in which these women lived and made their contributions. This collection is not comprehensive but rather provides a launching point for research and study. </p> <p>Keywords: Fannie Lou Hamer, Ida B. Wells, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Edith Windsor, Wilma Mankiller, Grace Lee Boggs, Pauli Murray, Shirley Chisholm, Rachel Carson, Zitkala-Sa, #BecauseOfHerStory</p>

<p>Artifacts to assist students in learning about the Declaration of Independence. #SAAMTeach</p>

<p>The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was a revolutionary protest organized by The Sons of Liberty against the British regarding to tea taxes imposed on the colonist. This involved the colonist disguising themselves to board the ship and throwing chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea party was a high point leading up to The Revolutionary war that sparked the anger in the colonist seeking revenge and freedom of "Taxation without Representation". After the chest of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor, the British shut it down until all the dumped tea was paid for by using taxes called the Intolerable Acts or the Boston Port Act. The Intolerable Acts outraged the colonist even more and caused more revolt towards British rule. Ultimately, The Boston Tea Party was the leading spark of the Revolutionary War.</p>