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Join us for a free virtual summit on February 13!
 In 2017, NWHM published our groundbreaking report, Where Are the Women?, which explored the status of women’s history in state level social studies standards. According to the report, of 737 historical figures taught in standard curricula, just 178 are women…including several fictional characters. 98 of the women appear in only 1 state standard; only 15 are named in more than 10 states. It’s time for a paradigm shift in how American history is taught, to ensure that the role of women as history-makers and agents of change is historically accurate and equitable. Join us, the women’s history series Unladylike2020, and other prominent national education and women’s advocacy organizations, for a 2-hour virtual #WhereAreTheWomenSummit on Saturday, February 13 from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm ET on YouTube Live . This free event will include remarks from U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, a dynamic panel discussion, and audience Q&A with social studies teachers, historians, textbook authors, curriculum policy leaders, and youth advocates to examine the factors that have limited the representation of women in textbooks, educational standards, and curriculum, as well as provide lesson plans and resources for educators and parents. Teachers participating in the summit will receive a 2-hour professional development credit for their attendance. The Where Are the Women? Summit is presented by Unladylike2020 in partnership with PBS American Masters, WNET, National Women’s History Museum, National Council for the Social Studies, National Council for History Education, National Women’s Hall of Fame, and National Women’s History Alliance, and in collaboration with PBS LearningMedia, with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 1-3 p.m. ET REGISTER HERE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS  The Summit will feature poetry and a land acknowledgment by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Harjo is author of nine books of poetry, including the highly acclaimed An American Sunrise, several plays and children’s books, and two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior: A Call for Love and Justice.  Keynote address by Martha S. Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History and the SNF Agora Institute at The Johns Hopkins University, and author of Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.  Research presentation by Lori Ann Terjesen, Director of Education at the National Women’s History Museum, outlining the results of the Where Are the Women? report which finds that women’s experiences and stories are not well integrated into U.S. state history standards.  Panel discussion moderated by Treva B. Lindsey, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State University. She is the author of the 2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title, Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C. National Women’s History Museum | 703.461.1920 | info@womenshistory.org | womenshistory.org     |
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