Teaching Women’s Rights from Past to Present

Mission of Organization

"This curriculum includes a variety of resources aimed at exploring the battle for women’s rights across time periods and cultures."

Curriculum Description

This curriculum features various lessons that explore the fight for women’s equality throughout history within the American and International context. Lessons explore women’s rights across cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, England and Japan.

Curriculum Materials Reviewed
  • “Nature Made Two Divisions:” Traditional Beliefs in Global Perspective
  • Mary Wollstonecraft debates Jacques Rousseau, 1791
Source of Funding

N/A

Learning Resources
  • Quotes from Women and Historical Figures
  • Posters
  • Class Surveys
Target Population/Grade Levels
Cost Per Classroom
Free
Training
N/A
Domain Presence
Critical Consciousness

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: The lessons contain in-depth knowledge around injustice in the sphere of women’s rights.

Social Action

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Notes: There is no mention of social action for students to take in the lessons reviewed. They are more focused on reviewing historical social action. 

Reciprocal Community Relationship

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Notes: In the lessons reviewed, there is not discussion of community engagement.

Systems Wide Approach

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Note: In the lessons reviewed, there is no connection between lessons content and structural change during present day. 

Explicit Teaching of Social Justice Principles

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: This curriculum features readings, quotes, articles to explicitly teach social justice principles in the realm of women’s rights.

Self-Reflection

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Notes: The lessons reviewed did not focus on self-love or self-knowledge.

Evidence Based

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Notes: To date, there has been no empirical study of this curriculum to evaluate its effectiveness.

Inclusion and Equity

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: This curriculum is focused on inclusion and equity in the realm of women’s rights.

High Expectations

Presence Evaluation: N/A

Evaluation Notes: We are unable to measure this since it is only observable based on teacher instruction.

Social Industries

Presence Evaluation: Some Presence

Evaluation Notes: Lessons are primarily focused on the experiences of women predicated on their gender identities but there is examination of how that intersects with other identities such as race, class, and religious identities.