March 8th is International Women's Day, which coincides with Women’s History Month in the United States. While women and their contributions have been excluded from recorded history in many societies, women storytellers have ensured that their achievements are shared and celebrated. We hope these guiding questions and resource collections help in your inclusion of diverse women stories whether on International Women's Day, during Women's History Month in October and throughout the school year:
- What gaps do you still see in your curricula when it comes to women and women’s history?
- What are some of the tools and resources you’ve found to address them?
Photo from Vonecia Carswell
Celebrating Women in Canada / Women on Turtle Island:
This is a working list of Canadian resources you can use for your learning and in your classrooms:
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On-demand webinar to frame your approach and centre Indigenous ways of being: Restoring the Balance: A Short History of Gendered Colonization in Canada. Dr. Karine Duhamel, who is Anishinaabe-Métis, shares that on these lands women and girls had and continue to have important and recognized roles in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit societies
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First Person Accounts:
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Hear from RBC's Katie Dudtschak on embracing her whole self as a woman with gender transition experience: “And what’s important and what I have pride in is, yes, I’m a woman with gender transition experience, but I’m a woman first.”
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Article: Learn about Emily Pauline Johnson (10 March 1861 – 7 March 1913), also known by her Mohawk stage name Tekahionwake (pronounced dageh-eeon-wageh, literally ‘double-life’), who was a Canadian poet, author, and performer who was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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Timeline: Women have and continue to blaze a trail to create a better, more equal world for everyone. Take a look at this timeline to discover notable events in Canadian women’s history and learn more about the powerful women who created change
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Article: HERstory: A retrospective on DAWN Canada’s feminist disability activism
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Film Collection: Explore films about women via the National Film Board of Canada
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Video: Celebrating Women in the Arts via The National Ballet of Canada
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List: Canada’s Great Women list
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List: Indigo’s International Women’s Day book list
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Resource: The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
What resources are you using in your classroom? We would love to hear from you in the comments below!
