The Hawai'i Council for the Humanities is excited to announce an upcoming virtual teacher workshop in March: Women and the American Story - Telling Her Truth (PDF). Hosted by The New York Historical Society, this online workshop is free and open to all Hawai`i teachers, other educators, and community members interested in rich historical stories and resources. The Women and the American Story project brings marginalized histories and women's lives to the forefront.

This workshop is organized by Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, Chaminade University of Honolulu, and the New York Historical Society, and cosponsored by the University of Hawai`i - Maui College, the University of Hawaiʻi–Mānoa College of Education, Hawai'i Women in Filmmaking, King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, League of Women Voters of Hawaiʻi County, and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools.

The New York Historical Society will present two units:

1) Early Encounters, 1492-1734: This unit provides resources to allow you to easily discover the history of women in the early colonial period and then integrate them into your lessons plans. The unit is organized into four sections based on the four major empires that colonized the Americas in this period—Dutch, English, Spanish, and French. The resources in each section illustrate the experiences of a wide range of women across race, gender, age, social, and economic spectrums. You’ll meet women who worked in agriculture, participated in politics, ran complex business empires, and resisted slavery and colonization with every means at their disposal.

2) Modernizing America 1889-1920: This unit is divided into four sections: Modern Womanhood, Fighting for Social Reform, Woman Suffrage, and Xenophobia and Racism. Each section includes primary source materials and life stories that bring that aspect of the era to life. America at the turn of the century was chaotic. Social reformers debated suffrage. College-educated women promoted racist, nativist policies. Young immigrants juggled long work hours with voluntary political activism. Housewives fought for influence outside the home while vehemently defending their role as the nation’s caretakers. Modernizing America truly comes to life when materials from multiple sections are examined together.

Featuring

• Creative animated presentations and life stories of historical figures
• Access to primary source documents, images, and other resources
• Easy-to-use curriculum guides, key ideas, and unit essential questions
• Engaging material for all ages - youth, college, and beyond

Visit the New York Historical Society's WAMS Webpage. Flyer PDF here.