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excelacademy

Middle School (13 to 15 years old)
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Social Studies

excelacademy's collections

 

Women In The Workplace

<p>This collection showcases the struggles to the success of women in the workplace. Explaining the historical challenges women faced, that led us to where we are now, within the work industry.<br>Including the following:</p> <ul><li>Women Rights Movement Equal Pay (1963)</li><li>Rosie the Riveter - Naomi Parker Fraley (1921-2018)</li><li>Kim R. Ford (1983-current)</li><li>Joyful Food Market (Martha’s Table)</li><li>Excel Academy Public School for Girls</li><li>Michelle Obama (1964-current) </li><li>Kamala Harris (1964-current)<br></li><li>Maya Angelou (1928-2014)</li><li>Oprah Winfrey (1954-current)</li><li>Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919)</li><li>“Hidden Figures” (1935)</li><li>Sally Ride (1951-2012)</li><li>Mae C. Jemison (1956-current)</li><li>Amanda Gorman (1998-current)</li><li>Marsai Martin (2004-current)</li><li>Jessica Govea Thorbourne (1947-2005)</li><li>The Factory Girls</li></ul> <p>This Learning Lab collection was created by K’Lynn & Kaniyah, 8th grade students. This project, Girlhood Leadership and Learning, was created to support the new exhibit, <strong><em><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood" target="_blank">Girlhood (It's complicated)</a></em></strong> at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. </p>
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Education By Girls

<p>Education for girls, education by girls, and educational stories about girls. This Learning Lab illustrates young girls' education throughout the decades.</p> <p>This Learning Lab collection was created by Gabby, 7th grade student. This project, Girlhood Leadership and Learning, was created to support the new exhibit, <strong><em><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood" target="_blank">Girlhood (It's complicated)</a></em></strong> at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. </p>
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The Blossoming of Women's Education: In Summary

<p>The progress and success women earned throughout the constant fight for equality. This collection is to showcase them and their honorable achievements. This collection includes a short informative summary about the following: </p> <ul><li>Civil Rights Act of 1964</li><li>Patsy Mink</li><li>Title IX</li><li>The Women's Education Equality Act</li><li>Freedom Schools</li><li>Mary McLeod Bethune</li><li>Ruby Bridges</li><li>The Little Rock Nine (Elizabeth Eckford)</li><li>"Warriors Don't Cry"</li><li>Remington Noiseless Typewriter</li><li>Marie Maynard Daly</li><li>Alice Palmer</li><li>Women in American Education History and Women Who Are Reevaluating Education Today</li><li>Angela Davis</li><li>Audre Lorde</li><li>Septima Poinsette Clark</li><li>Ida B. Wells</li><li>Women and the Civil Rights Movement (Article by the National Park Service)</li><li>Margaret Fuller</li><li>"Mrs. Flowers: A Moment of Friendship"</li><li>"Gender in American Public Schools: Thinking Institutionally"</li><li>Spelman College</li><li>Emelia Martinez</li><li>Sororities</li></ul> <p>This Learning Lab collection was created by Kaniyah, 8th grade student. This project, Girlhood Leadership and Learning, was created to support the new exhibit, <strong><em><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood" target="_blank">Girlhood (It's complicated)</a></em></strong> at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. </p>
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