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Use the following prompts and lesson plans to examine and learn more about Women’s History Month and/or prominent women in your content area.

WHM Film Lesson Plans 

WHM Activities 

WHM Short Reflection Papers 

Use the following prompts to help guide your students 

  1. Do we need a ‘Women’s History Month’? Why or why not?
  2. Have women’s roles in society really changed over the last 100 years? If yes, discuss how and why. If no, explain why not. 
  3. Which woman from this list do you think has most affected social change? Discuss why you think this. 
  4. Which woman from this list do you think has most affected your subject area? Discuss why you think this. 
  5. Which woman from this list do you think has most affected your own personal life? Discuss why you think this. 
  6. What information would you like to see on this list that is not currently on this list? Why do you think this information is important? 
  7. After attending an event for Women’s History Month (either in-person or via streaming or Zoom), discuss your reaction to that event using some of the concepts you’ve learned in your class(es). 
    • To illustrate, one WHM event featured a documentary about Patsy Mink, who led the reform movement to redefine gender equality in education via Title IX. After we screened the documentary about Patsy Mink, students in a sociology class wrote reaction papers where they applied theories of social movements to the life story of Patsy Mink. Having such a clear and powerful example of a person engaging in real-life social change allowed students to understand the theories at a much deeper level. 
  8. What specific event or speaker would you like to see during Women’s History Month at WCC? Why do you think this would be important to include?