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Was there a Great Goddess?
Some people believe in a divine feminine, worship goddesses, and some believe that before the father God, there was a great, mother Goddess. Was there? To answer this question, student will read conflicting accounts from two women historians: Rosalind Miles and Cynthia Eller and decide for themselves based on the evidence provided. ![]()
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What do origin stories say about the role of women?
To answer this question students will read origin stories from cultures around the world. Students will consider the ways that gender is represented and the long term impacts the messages contained within these myths can have on a culture. ![]()
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The Worst Mistake in Human History.pdf | |
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Why did women resist empire?
Women in the ancient world took up arms to fight empires. Despite all the gender barriers women crossed the gendered threshold into a man's world? Why? In a world history class, it's helpful to have women look at similarities and differences across cultures, so we have four examples of women who resisted empire in Rome and the Han and Wu empires in China. ![]()
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Was Mary a Virgin?
The “Virgin Mary,” the mother of Jesus Christ has a fascinating story, but one that has changed over time. Her story is important to women’s history because it has defined the way that women in Christendom were seen throughout time. Mary’s status as a virgin, the mother of a human son, or the son of God, or both matters because it reveals the extent of God‘s power and sets a really high bar for women to attain spirituality. To be godly, Mary had to be a virgin. If not a virgin, then she becomes human, and saintly. But she also becomes attainable for other women and cultural and religious dialogue about Women’s virginity and saintliness disappear. To examine the sink worry, students will explore early Christian primary documents and consider the reliability and contradictory nature of those documents. Students will better understand the story of sick Mary and will better understand the historiography of the Bible and other religious texts. In this inquiry, students will examine primary and secondary sources to answer the inquiry question. Students should read the documents and respond to the questions, keeping in mind the big question for analysis and debate. ![]()
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Why would someone give their life for their beliefs?
Rome persecuted Jews and Christians, preferring Polytheism. But over time this perspective changed. Increasing hostilities between believers led to violent executions and martyrdoms. Pragmatically, Romans opted for a policy of religious toleration, but this path was unsuccessful. Jews were expelled from cities, Christian's crucified in parts of the empire. When Constantine adopted Christianity as the official faith, it gave Christians an opportunity at revenge. This inquiry examines the lives of Perpetua and Felicity, two Christian martyrs and Hypatia, a pagan scholar butchered in the street by a Christian mob. This lesson would be well paired with the Stanford History Education Group's lesson Rome and Christianity. Coming soon! |
How did depictions of European women giving birth shift overtime?
To answer this question students will examine paintings from different eras in Europe to see how they portray birth and to compare them. There are many more paintings available online for deeper investigation. This lesson could also be replicated for different regions around the world.
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How was menstruation treated in different cultures? Is menstruation something to hide?
In a time before manufactured sanitary products and mainstream advertising, how did women treat menstruation? How did society treat it? Did it differ from culture to culture? Students will examine evidence and evaluate whether women were well treated. Coming soon! |
Is Islam misogynistic?
In the west we hear this a great deal, yet Islam remains the one of the worlds largest religions, attracting men and women alike. To examine this question, students will explore the context in which Islam arose on the Arabian peninsula and examine the lives and experiences of the women who helped found this religion. Students will ask, did Muhammad include women? Then they will explore Hadiths and later texts and commentary on women from later eras in Islamic history. Finally, students will consider the queens of Islam and where these powerful women fit into the larger Islamic narrative. Coming soon! |
How important were nunneries to the status of women in Medieval Europe?
Nunneries are often depicted as these strict places women lived, but for many women they provided a sanctuary from the uncertain world outside the walls that offered them no status beyond the status of their male relatives. How important were they? You decide. ![]()
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Anna Comnena and Byzantine Women.pdf | |
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The Death of Fausta (Constatine).pdf | |
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Mughal Matriarch.pdf | |
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Florentine or Ottoman?
This is an incredible lesson plan we found online and Kelsie modified. You can find the original lesson plan here and below. In the lesson, students examine primary sources talking about women in Florence and the Ottoman Empire from around the same period to question whether the Renaissance was really progressive for women. ![]()
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Is passive power underrated power? How did Catherine de'Medici use her power?
Students will examine Medici's power and influence as consort of France and determine if passive power is power. Coming soon! |
Was Martin Luther sexist? How did the Reformation change women's lives?
There was no Rennaisance for women, not until women were allowed to be educated did their lives change, and oddly widespread education for women in Europe did not come until Martin Luther a man who spoke openly about misogyny, but yet advocated for women's education. Was he sexist? Coming soon! |
Was Anne Boleyn innocent?
Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife and arguably the cause of England's separation from the Roman Catholic Church and Rome because they would not permit him a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Her role in the Protestant Reformation is paramount. Yet Anne's rise was short lived and she was eventually accused of adultery and incest and beheaded at the Tower of London. Henry VIII would go on to marry four other women. One died in childbirth, another divorce, another beheading, and finally Henry died allowing his last wife to survive him. Historians still debate whether Anne was innocent-- i this inquiry, students will examine the evidence. ![]()
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Was _____ an Absolute Ruler?
This period of history saw the rise of absolute rulers, many of which were female. In this research project, students will get a chance to research one of these women with depth and learn from their peers about some others. The overarching question, were they truly an absolute ruler? ![]()
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Why do people turn to piracy?
Ching Shih was a Chinese pirate who commanded a horde of men and terrorized the China Seas during the Qing dynasty in the early 1800s. Coming soon! |
Was Nazism anti-women?
Students will examine sources from historians and primary sources who discuss women in Nazi Germany before and during the war. How do they describe Nazi policies? How did Hitler and the Nazi's treat women? Helen Stephens, one of the sources included gave an oral history. You can listen or read the interview of her experience as an Olympian and witness to Nazi Germany here. ![]()
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League of Nations and the Status of Women.pdf | |
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Sexual Violence and Masculinity in Post-Surrender Japan.pdf | |
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