Celebrate Women’s History Month !

The Center of Economic Education is celebrating Women’s History this month. They have created three webinars that discuss women’s historical presence within financial history. This webinar will help you analyze how new digital platforms can provide an avenue for sharing and hearing the diversity of voices and perspectives. Also, we will discuss strategies for your classroom to amplify girls’ voices in financial conversations.

• Utilizing Podcasts to Center Women’s Voices Around WealthDate: March 6 - Time: 6:00 – 7:00PM ET - Grades: 6-12
• Utilizing Inspiring Texts to Center Women’s Voices Around WealthDate: March 13 - Time: 6:00 – 7:00PM ET - Grades: 6-12
• Utilizing Social Media to Center Women’s Voices in Personal FinanceDate: March 27 - Time: 6:00 – 7:00PM ET - Grades: 6-12

Explore and celebrate the contributions of women with these lessons in economics, decision making, entrepreneurship, personal finance, and children’s literature.

• Women in the US Workforce During WWII – Measuring Unemployment (Grades: 9-12)In this lesson, students examine information about changes in the number of women participating in the labor force during and immediately after World War II.
• Economic Spotter: Resources During World War II  (Grades: 6-8)During war times, scarcity forces many things to change! Educate your students on the economic dynamics of wartime conditions.
• Dinner Discussions at Maggie Walker’s House (Grades: 6-8)This lesson highlights the connection between entrepreneurship and the preservation of African American culture through business, music, and cuisine.
• Work, Earnings, and Economics: “Lyddie” by Katherine Paterson (Grades: 3-8)This lesson defines the economic concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost. Students learn to calculate expenditures against income can help people reach their financial goals.
• Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women – (Grades: K-5)These lessons and activities feature the lives of Nellie Bly, Madam C.J. Walker, Dolores Huerta, and Maya Lin. Celebrate these amazing women and their bold decision-making and creative problem-solving.