Rita Moreno became the first Latina woman to earn an “E.G.O.T.:” an …
Rita Moreno became the first Latina woman to earn an “E.G.O.T.:” an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion …
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Rosie Lee Tompkins was a renowned Africa American quiltmaker who used dazzling …
Rosie Lee Tompkins was a renowned Africa American quiltmaker who used dazzling colors and vivid geometric shapes to make amazing works of art.
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Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she became the first …
Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she became the first African American to attend her elementary school.
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Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her …
Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her work with the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman, and first Jewish woman to …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman, and first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms was a Republican United States Representative from Illinois …
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms was a Republican United States Representative from Illinois who served from 1929 to 1931.
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Join STEM in 30 and the first private female space explorer, Anousheh …
Join STEM in 30 and the first private female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari, as we take a look at the contributions of early women aviators, female astronauts and other pioneering women.
Meet the women who are helping pave the way to Mars, and …
Meet the women who are helping pave the way to Mars, and Astronaut Abby, a college student who has set her sights on becoming an astronaut and the first person to step on the planet Mars.
Sacagawea is best known for joining Louis and Clark on their expedition …
Sacagawea is best known for joining Louis and Clark on their expedition westward from the Mississippi to the Pacific Coast.
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Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Training for B.C. Post-Secondary Institutions Short Description: …
Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Training for B.C. Post-Secondary Institutions
Short Description: The Safer Campuses for Everyone training is a 75 minute online, self-paced, and non-facilitated training on preventing and responding to sexual violence in post-secondary institutions. This training is recommended for all members of the campus community: students, faculty, administrators, and staff. This implementation guide is intended to support post-secondary institutions in customizing and delivering the Safer Campuses for Everyone training. It includes information about how to adapt and edit the course content using the web application Articulate Rise and how to share the course through a learning management system such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and D2L.
Long Description: The Safer Campuses for Everyone training is a 75 minute online, self-paced, and non-facilitated training on preventing and responding to sexual violence in post-secondary institutions. This training is recommended for all members of the campus community: students, faculty, administrators, and staff. This implementation guide is intended to support post-secondary institutions in customizing and delivering the Safer Campuses for Everyone training. It includes information about how to adapt and edit the course content using the web application Articulate Rise and how to share the course through a learning management system such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and D2L.
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Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. This resource is …
Sally Ride was the first American woman in space.
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Internationally recognized writer Sandra Cisneros is best known for "The House on …
Internationally recognized writer Sandra Cisneros is best known for "The House on Mango Street," which has sold over six million copies.
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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United …
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States, was one of the most influential Americans of the 1980s and 1990s.
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Once called America's only Coal Queen, Sarah B. Cochran was a coal …
Once called America's only Coal Queen, Sarah B. Cochran was a coal industry leader and philanthropist in an era when American women could not universally vote or serve on juries.
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Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme “Mary …
Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Her influence can also be seen in historic sites and a national holiday still widely celebrated today.
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The first openly transgender person elected to a state senate in the …
The first openly transgender person elected to a state senate in the U.S., Sarah McBride won a seat in the Delaware Senate on November 3, 2020.
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Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights. This …
Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.
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In this text, students will be reading and thinking critically about work …
In this text, students will be reading and thinking critically about work written by and about women over about a 1500 year period. From non-fiction to drama to poetry and short fiction, students will study many different kinds of literature from a variety of voices and perspectives.
This subject examines the role scientists have played as activists in social …
This subject examines the role scientists have played as activists in social movements in the U.S. following World War II. Themes include scientific responsibility and social justice, the roles of gender, race, and power, the motivation of individual scientists, strategies for organizing, and scientists’ impact within social movements. Case studies include atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons and the nuclear freeze campaign, climate science and environmental justice, the civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests, the March 4 movement at MIT, concerns about genetic engineering, gender equality, intersectional feminism, and student activism at MIT. Read a profile of the class “Scientists as Engaged Citizens” by the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
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