Tailored-made for remote learning, the UNLADYLIKE2020 collection of lesson plans, produced by WNET’s Kids Media & Education Department, can all be accessed for free on PBS LearningMedia.
Link to teaching resources related to individual UNLADYLIKE2020 women below:
- Grace Abbott – Social Worker Pioneer & Champion of Children, Immigrants, and Women’s Rights
- Charlotta Spears Bass – Newspaper Editor, Civil Rights Crusader & First African American Woman Vice Presidential Candidate
- Gladys Bentley – Gender-Bending Harlem Renaissance Performer and Musician
- Louise Arner Boyd – First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
- Martha Hughes Cannon – First Woman State Senator & Public Health Pioneer
- Sonora Webster Carver – Daredevil Equestrian & Advocate for the Blind
- Margaret Chung – First American-Born Chinese Female Doctor
- Bessie Coleman – First African American Woman Aviator
- Gertrude Ederle – First Woman to Swim the English Channel
- Williamina Fleming – Trailblazing Astronomer and Discoverer of Stars
- Meta Warrick Fuller – Trailblazing Sculptor & First African American Woman Recipient of Federal Art Commission
- Lillian Gilbreth – Pioneering Inventor & Industrial Engineer
- Jovita Idar – Educator, Journalist, Suffragist & Civil Rights Activist
- Sissieretta Jones – Opera Star & First African American Woman to Headline a Concert at Carnegie Hall
- Queen Lili‘uokalani – First Sovereign Queen and Last Monarch of Hawai‘i
- Annie Smith Peck – Record-Breaking Mountaineer, Suffragist & Educator
- Susan La Flesche Picotte – First American Indian Physician
- Ynés Mexía – Accomplished Latina Botanist
- Jeannette Rankin – Suffragist, Peace Activist & First Woman Member of Congress
- Rose Schneiderman – Pioneering Labor Organizer & Suffragist
- Tye Leung Schulze – Advocate for Trafficked Women & First Chinese American Woman Federal Government Employee
- Mary Church Terrell – Educator, Suffragist, Civil Rights Activist & Co-Founder of the NAACP
- Maggie Lena Walker – Entrepreneur & First African American Woman Bank President
- Lois Weber – Actor, Screenwriter & First Woman to Direct a Feature-Length Film
- Anna May Wong – Trendsetting Movie Star and Fashion Icon
- Zitkála-Šá (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) – Composer, Author & Indigenous Rights Activist
- PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Educators have created an interactive lesson plan titled Amplifying Indigenous Experiences focused on Queen Liliʻuokalani, Susan La Flesche Picotte, and Zitkála-Šá.
- Additional interactive lesson plans are available about women of the Progressive Era; the women’s suffrage movement; and the American Indian boarding school experience for women.
- Professional development webinars are available for educators on the following topics: Overview of the Series and Classroom Resources; Teaching Historical Thinking Skills; Indigenous Changemakers; and Civil Rights in the Progressive Era.
What Educators and Students Are Saying About Us:
“UNLADYLIKE2020 is destined to become a favorite teaching tool from K-12 to college. This is a powerful, primary source-based documentary film series with an amazing artistic presentation that frankly, I’ve never seen before. This beautiful blend of history and art will make it stand out many years beyond this 2020 Centennial.” — Gabriela González, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, The University of Texas at San Antonio
“The UNLADYLIKE2020 series is a truly phenomenal resource that demonstrates what is possible with historic content. The series weaves together research, art and history in a way that pulls in the audience and connects them to the past. I highly recommend this resource for community and classroom educators who seek to inspire their audiences by bringing history to life.” — Leasa Graves, The National Women’s History Alliance
“UNLADYLIKE2020 is a pot of gold, especially for educators like me. Once the students see these women’s stories, their minds are blown.” — middle school teacher
“My 7 year old son watched UNLADYLIKE2020 and has been telling me what he learned. His words: ‘Women do a lot on Earth and people need to know it.'” — mom
“I needed a program like this at this time. It gives me courage and inspiration to continue the efforts to make the United States live up to its promise and its rhetoric.” — student
“I love this program so much I’m watching it for the third time! So fascinating and informative!” — student
“Thankfully, UNLADYLIKE2020 was created and has enlightened me. Love this format! It’s wonderful that the stories of these amazing women are being told in this medium.” — student
“UNLADYLIKE2020 is an exciting way to engage middle and high school classrooms in U.S. history and women’s history.” — Big Deal Media: Trusted Resources for Educators
