\n Published: 3\/6\/2024\n <\/p>\n
Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n March<\/a> is Women\u2019s History Month \u2014 an excellent opportunity for educators to broaden students\u2019 awareness of the many contributions women have made throughout time. It\u2019s a chance to teach students to think critically about the common historical (and modern) interpretations of women\u2019s roles.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s theme for Women\u2019s History Month is \u201cWomen Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.\u201d According to The National Women\u2019s History Alliance,<\/a> \u201cthe theme recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination entirely from our lives and institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019re searching for resources to use in class for Women\u2019s History Month 2024, and beyond, here are a few titles to keep in mind.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMaj<\/a>or Problems in American Women\u2019s History<\/a>,\u201d 8e by authors Sharon Block, Ruth M. Alexander and Mary Beth Norton is the leading reader for courses on the history of American women, covering the subject\u2019s entire chronological span. While attentive to the roles of women and the details of women\u2019s lives, the authors are especially concerned with issues of historical interpretation and historiography.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRace, Class, and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities<\/a>,\u201d 11e by Margaret L. Andersen, Patricia Hill Collins is a collection of over 50 writings that demonstrate how the complex intersections of people\u2019s race, class, gender and sexuality shapes their experiences and who they become as individuals. It includes, for example, \u201cRefugees, Race, and Gender: The Multiple Discrimination against Refugee Women\u201d and \u201cOur Mothers\u2019 Grief: Racial-Ethnic Women and the Maintenance of Families.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c<\/a>The P<\/a>sychology of Women and Gender<\/a>,\u201d 8e by Margaret W. Matlin and Rebecca D. Foush\u00e9e introduces the psychology behind women and gender using an engaging narrative and the latest research. It covers four general themes: (1) Psychological gender differences are typically small and inconsistent (2) People react differently to men and women (3) Women are less visible than men in many important areas (4) Women vary widely from one another.<\/p>\n In the text, the authors examine topics that are central to women\u2019s lives but are often not addressed by other authors. Complete chapters discuss childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, love relationships, motherhood, physical and mental health. Expanded coverage also explores social class, ethnic and gender diversity, pregnancy and retirement for women.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cGendered Lives,\u201d<\/a> 13e by Julia T. Wood and Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz draws from the latest theories, research and pragmatic information. The authors demonstrate the multiple \u2014 and often interactive \u2014 ways that a person\u2019s views of masculinity and femininity are shaped within contemporary culture. The text uses a conversational, first-person writing style and offers balanced coverage of different sexes, genders and sexual orientations. The chapter, \u201cThe Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Women\u201d explores multiple waves of women\u2019s movements and contemporary feminisms.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n While Women\u2019s History Month is celebrated every March, the important impact<\/a> women have made and continue to make can be recognized and taught every day.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n4 Cengage titles for teaching women\u2019s history, gender and inclusivity<\/h2>\n
\u201cMajor Problems in American Women\u2019s History,\u201d 8e<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u201cRace, <\/strong>Cla<\/strong>ss, and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities,\u201d 11e<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u201cThe Psychology of Women and Gender,\u201d 8e<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n\u201cGendered Lives,\u201d 13e<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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