Women's History Month Presentation

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Women’s History

Month
Introduction
State the significance of Women's History
Month
• What is Women's History Month?
• Why does the United States celebrate it?

Tell your story


• What does Women's History Month mean to you?
• Why is it important to you?
Overview
Give a brief overview of what you’ll cover in your presentation.
History
Make a timeline of the important historical events or list historical contributions made by
women.

1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4th Event 5th Event 6th Event

Date Date Date Date Date Date

Description Description Description Description Description Description


Interesting facts
List some interesting facts about Women's History
Month. Here are a few examples:
• First women’s-rights convention meets in Seneca Falls,
New York, 1848.
• Wyoming Territory is first to grant women the vote in
1869.
• The 19th Amendment is passed in 1920, giving women
the right to vote in the US.
Key people
Choose three notable people from women’s history using Bing.com and discuss their
lives and accomplishments. Here are some examples:

Sojourner Truth was an Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an Victoria Claflin Woodhull was
American abolitionist and women's abolitionist and helped launch the an American leader of the
rights activist. Truth is best known American women's rights women's suffrage movement and
for her speech on racial movement. She co-wrote the the first female candidate for
inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?" in Declaration of Sentiments, a president of the United States in
1851. sharp critique of gender the 1872 election.
inequality in the U.S, in 1848.
Arts and
literature
Provide examples of art and literature
that are significant to Women's History
Month. Here are a few examples:
• The writing of Virginia Woolf
• The music of Nina Simone
• The artwork of Frida Kahlo
How to celebrate
List some ways you can celebrate Women's
History Month. Here are a few examples:
• Discover female artists
• Read female authors
• Listen to female musicians
• Learn about women in history
Conclusion
Provide a brief summary of your presentation.
Remind the audience what you covered in the previous slides.

Take the Bing quiz and test your knowledge about the
contributions
of some amazing women, past and present.
Questions & answers
Invite questions from the audience
Resources
List the resources you used for your research:
• Source #1
• Source #2
• Source #3

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