March is Women’s History Month. Help your students learn about and celebrate women’s contributions to history, culture, and society with our cross-curricular lesson plans, worksheets, research projects, quizzes, and activities below.
Why Do We Celebrate Women's History Month?
Women’s History Month is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the many accomplishments and often overlooked contributions of women to American history, culture, and society. Starting out as a local weeklong celebration in Sonoma County, California, the week of March 8 was officially declared National Women’s History Week. Later, in 1986, following a petition from the National Women’s History Project, the event was expanded to the entire month of March.
Women’s History Month Worksheets and Activities
This collection of resources provides a range of approaches for integrating Women’s History Month into the existing curriculum. You’ll find Women’s History Month activities for elementary, middle school, and high school. Alongside social studies resources, you’ll find reading comprehension and writing activities that help students learn more about influential women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abigail Adams, Sacajawea, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, and Malala Yousafzai. Use these Women’s History Month lesson plans, worksheets, and printables to teach your students about the history of women’s rights and suffrage, International Women’s day, women in STEM, and much more.
Women's History Month Choice Boards
These Women's History Month activities for elementary and middle school students are great student-choice early finisher or extension activities.
- Women's History Month Choice Board for Elementary Grades
- Women's History Month Choice Board for Middle School
- Women’s History Month Writing Prompts Choice Board for Middle School
Themed Packets and Projects
These activity packets contain Women's History Month activities for ELA, math, science, and more!
- Women's History Month "Who is...?" Scavenger Hunt
- Women's History Month Gender Wage Gap Mini-Project
- Dig Deeper Project-Based Learning Unit: Women's History Month Edition
- Women's History Month Themed Packet
- Women's History Month Unsung Heroes Interview and Writing Activity Packet
Educational Videos
View our short videos about Women's History Month and expand your students' knowledge with the extension activities prepared for each video.
Inspirational Classroom Posters for Women’s History Month
Share the wisdom and strength of influential women, with both historical and modern-day importance, with these printable classroom quote posters.
- Maya Angelou Women's History Month Inspirational Classroom Poster
- Marie Curie Women's History Month Inspirational Classroom Poster
- Anne Frank Women's History Month Inspirational Classroom Poster
- Malala Yousafzai Women's History Month Inspirational Classroom Poster
International Women's Day
Interesting facts and fun activities about International Women's Day are included in these resources, such as, making posters, creating slogans, or writing songs after researching facts.
Slideshows
Browse our collection of slideshows to find resources to enhance your curriculum for Women's History Month. Use our slideshows as a way to introduce your lesson or add to current learning.
- Leaders in U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement
- Top 15 Women's History Month Activities
- Places Where Women Made History
- More Slideshows on TeacherVision
Printable Quizzes
Test your students' knowledge about Women's History Month with these printable, multiple-choice quizzes on the accomplishments of individual women or group movements.
- Queen Elizabeth II Quiz
- Famous Women and Their Accomplishments Quiz
- Famous Women World Rulers Quiz
- Names of Women Suffrage Leaders Quiz
- Groundbreaking Women Quiz
- Suffrage Movement Quiz
- Madam President Quiz
- Leaders of the Women's Movement Quiz
- Famous Firsts of U.S. Women Quiz
- Notable Quotes by Women Quiz
- The History of Women's History Quiz
- Women Adventurers Quiz
- Famous Quotations by Women Quiz
- Notable African-American Women Quiz
- First Ladies Quiz
- Female Writers and Performers Quiz
- Women of the Ancient World Quiz
- Women in History Quiz
Women's History Month Printables
Teach your students about Women's History Month with these social studies printables. Choose from activities like creating a mini-book, reading passages and warm-ups with comprehension questions, and writing poems, to help students discover important women throughout history.
- Learn About Susan B. Anthony
- Betsy Ross Little Book
- Learn About Pocahontas
- Fastest Woman in the World: Wilma Rudolph
- Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Sacagawea Biography
- Mother's Day History
- Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Rosa Parks
- More Popular Women's History Printables
References on Women's Rights and History
Our references include a timeline on the Women's Rights Movement, reading passages with comprehension questions, and a study of amendments, including those pertaining to women, to enhance your lessons.
Women's History Month Lesson Plans
Help students understand Women's History Month with activities such as completing internet research, writing a Declaration for Personal Rights, and designing a quilt pattern.
- Character Traits Mini-Lesson: Spotlight on Malala Yousafzai
- Dig Deeper Project-Based Learning Unit: Women's History Month Edition
- Women's History Month Unsung Heroes Interview and Writing Activity Packet
- Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
- Women and World War II
- Marie Curie's Discovery
- Designing a Quilt Pattern
- The Declaration of Sentiments & Your Rights
- Exploring Suffragists
- Lessons from History
- More Women's History Lesson Plans
Women's Rights & Suffrage
Women's History Month is a great time to teach your students about the struggle for women's rights and the suffrage movement with these slideshows, videos, art projects, and warm-ups.
- Leaders in U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement
- Women's History Videos & Activities
- Suffragettes
- Women's Suffrage Art Project
- The Nineteenth Amendment
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
- Parliament of Canada: Matching Activity
- More Suffrage & Equality Resources
Reading, Language Arts, & Women's History Connected
Choose from these activities to enhance your lessons and help students expand their knowledge through books, reading passages, and activities about the struggle of women throughout history.
- Character Traits Mini-Lesson: Spotlight on Malala Yousafzai
- Dig Deeper Project-Based Learning Unit: Women's History Month Edition
- Women's History Month Unsung Heroes Interview and Writing Activity Packet
- The Keeping Quilt
- Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie
- Jane Eyre Teacher's Guide
- A Thousand Splendid Suns Teacher's Guide
- The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle & Reading Passage
- Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
- Clara Barton Reading Warm-Up
- More Popular Women's History Resources for Reading & Language Arts
Mathematics & Women's History Connected
Interconnect students' math skills, such as recognizing the properties of geometric shapes, measuring angles, and more, with your lessons on Women's History Month through making a quilt.
Science & Women's History Connected
Extend your students' learning and enhance your science lessons using these resources about Women's History Month. Includes reading passages with comprehension questions, warm-ups, and more.
- Women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Marie Curie's Discovery
- Florence Nightingale Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- Women in Space: Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe
- No Silent Springs: Rachel Carson
- Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage
- Annie Jump Cannon, Astronomer
- More Women's History Resources for Science
Art & Women's History Connected
Incorporate art activities into your Women's History Month lessons by using our resources. Includes research with a follow-up art project, designing a quilt, and a coloring page.
- Designing a Quilt Pattern
- Dig Deeper Project-Based Learning Unit: Women's History Month Edition
- Sarah Boone Coloring Page
- Women in "Her" Story
- More Women's History Resources for Art
Health, Physical Education, & Women's History Connected
These resources will increase students' knowledge about Women's History Month through reading passages, along with matching an athlete to her sport and researching her accomplishments.
- Canadian Women in Sports
- Althea Gibson
- The All-Female League
- Sexual Harassment
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Athlete
- Althea Gibson's Story
Music & Women's History Connected
Women have been influential in the music field throughout history. Teach your students about their accomplishments with our research and listening to opera activities.
- Dig Deeper Project-Based Learning Unit: Women's History Month Edition
- The Great Contralto: Marian Anderson
Mother's Day Resources
Students will have a lot to say about Moms. Browse through and use our lessons, printables, fun activities, and more, to help students to express themselves.
