This fall, the DAR Museum has produced its first downloadable teacher resource, thanks to an internship sponsored by North Carolina State Society. Inspiring Change: Women’s Education in 19th Century America is available online through the Museum’s Education page and through the Educational Resources Committee lesson plans page as well.
This resource is designed for 8th-12th grade classrooms and aims to explore female education and the improvements which lead to the Women’s Rights Movement in the 19th century. The resource is comprised of three lessons that can be adapted to the needs of individual classrooms. Using an object-based exploration strategy to facilitate conversation, educators can demonstrate how objects may be used as primary sources for understanding history. All objects are from the DAR Museum Collection, offering teachers and students the opportunity to learn from rare items not often on public display.