Women's History

Women's History Month is celebrated in March. Our Women's History Collection features women from many walks of life!

This collection is also useful for the following observances:

  • International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 each year.
  • Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 each year. 
  • International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on October 11 each year.

 

Within this Collection

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A New Front, Part 6 6
A New Front, Part 6
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

With the majority of men off fighting the war overseas, women on the home-front had to step up to take on jobs that men would usually do. Most war machines and weapons, such as tanks, airplanes, and...
Women Camp Followers | Guilford Courthouse
Women Camp Followers | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 6

Photo

Grades: 8

In many cases, women “camp followers” accompanied soldiers on the road. Their roles were to nurse the wounded, patch clothing, and provide meals. It was considered to be much safer for women to...
Pinckney, Eliza Lucas | South Carolina Public Radio
Pinckney, Eliza Lucas | South Carolina Public Radio

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8

“P” is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas [ca. 1722-1793]. Planter. Matriarch. Born in the West Indies, Eliza Lucas moved to South Carolina with her family in the 1730s. In 1739, her father returned to the...
Reverend Sarah H. Smith | History of SC Slide Collection
Reverend Sarah H. Smith | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 132

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Reverend Sarah H. Smith (1884-1937) was a Baptist preacher who came to Columbia early in the 20th century from Savannah and organized Bethlehem Baptist Church in 1913 by going from house to house. By...
Theodosia Burr | History of SC Slide Collection
Theodosia Burr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 26

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The daughter of Aaron Burr, Theodosia Burr (1783-1813) was born in Albany, New York, but much of her childhood was spent in New York City. Her father oversaw her education in French, music, dancing...
March for the Right to Vote Held in 1913 | Periscope
March for the Right to Vote Held in 1913 | Periscope
Episode 6

Photo

Grades: 9 10 11 12

By the 1890s, four states had given women the right to vote and many states would follow. The women's rights movement was beginning to have an impact. The 20th century saw more progress towards women...
Women's History in Education | Periscope
Women's History in Education | Periscope
Episode 3

Photo

Grades: 9 10 11 12

As women's events such as International Women's Day became more widely observed, many educators believed that the role of women in history textbooks and instruction deserved more attention. In March...
The 19th Amendment | Periscope
The 19th Amendment | Periscope
Episode 1

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Women celebrate the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The amendment allowed them the right to vote for the first time. Photo courtesy: Business and Professional Women
Jennet Alterman on the Importance of Female Voting
Jennet Alterman on the Importance of Female Voting

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

In a Palmetto Voices exclusive for Ready to Vote, Jennet Alterman, women's rights activist and former Executive Director of the Charleston Center for Women, explains why it is so important for women...