Winter 2022 Education Series |
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JFK Library Teaching and Learning Tuesdays |
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From the Library's Department of Education and Public Programs Team |
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March 15, 2022
Celebrating Women's History Month and
St. Patrick's Day
Featuring a variety of resources and programs in honor of Women's History Month and in celebration of St. Patrick's Day
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Lesson Plan
Fighting for Equality: Esther Peterson Leads the Way on Equal Pay
Grades 3 - 8
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In this lesson, students use children’s literature and an archival photograph of Esther Peterson, the highest-ranking woman in the Kennedy Administration, to learn about the fight for women’s rights in the past and how to take action for gender equity today. |
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Image Credit: National Archives |
Lesson Plan
Examining the Equal Pay Act of 1963
Grades 9-12
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In this lesson plan, students discuss the issue of gender pay equity, examine the Equal Pay Act of 1963 for its strengths and weaknesses, and analyze the significance of the signatures, stamps, and markings on an official document. |
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New Frontiers: A Newsletter for Educators |
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This issue spotlights the Equal Pay Act of 1963 signed into law by President Kennedy. Lesson plans examine the legislation and provide correlations to issues of gender equality today. Highlights include past Kennedy Library Forums and a conference on the 19th Amendment that focused on both the strides made and the remaining challenges in the fight for women’s full participation in our society. |
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In 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified and prohibited voter discrimination based on sex. Your students can make their own suffrage sash inspired by those worn by suffragists in the 20th century. You can pair the activity with a classroom discussion on the importance of voting access and civic participation. |
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Make a Suffrage Sunflower |
Suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony wore sunflower pins as they campaigned for the right to vote in Kansas in 1867. While the Kansas referendum failed, yellow remained a color of the suffrage movement into the 20th century. Your students can make their own suffrage sunflower and discover more about popular symbols and colors used in the suffrage campaign. |
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Image Credit: Library of Congress |
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American Studies Summer Institute |
Our 2022 program, "America's Silenced Histories," will consider our country’s untold stories, examining the ways narratives of America's past have been silenced, misrepresented, and underrepresented in the scholarship, in archives, and in public memory. |
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Celebrate! St. Patrick's Day
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Richard Stillman
The Irish Balladeer
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In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, take a musical trip to the Emerald Isle! The Irish Balladeer features traditional stories and dances with authentic Irish instruments in this video program for all ages.
This video will be available until March 26th.
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Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer |
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
6:00 - 7:30 PM Eastern
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Kate Clifford Larson, visiting scholar at Brandeis University, discusses her new book Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer which draws on new interviews and fresh archival material to explore Hamer’s life and impact on the civil rights movement. Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead, professor of communication and African and African American studies at Loyola University Maryland, moderates.
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The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of An American Dynasty |
Neal Thompson, journalist and author, discussed his new book The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty, which draws on previously unreleased records to explore the lives of Bridget and Patrick Kennedy, with Christine Kinealy, professor of history and director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. |
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Presidents' Day Programming |
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Watch videos from the Presidents' Day Festival
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Engage your students with Presidents' Day videos featuring actors portraying Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, and First Ladies Abigail Adams and Dolley Madison. From individual storytelling to town hall gatherings, these presentations may be used for class or independent assignments. JFK-inspired and presidential Hands-On History crafts complement these offerings. |
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Release of 1950 Census Records |
Looking for a resource to explore for a genealogy project? On April 1, 2022, the National Archives will release the 1950 Census. These records have been preserved through microfilm and will be digitally available on the National Archives website. |
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"Ireland and Irishness" Media Gallery |
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, visit our media gallery “Ireland and Irishness” to view images, documents, and objects related to the Kennedy family’s ties to Ireland and President Kennedy's historic visit in June 1963. |
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JFK Library's Teaching and Learning Tuesdays 2/15
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The previous e-newsletter featured Jacqueline Kennedy's White House Restoration, Race to the Moon, and Breaking Gender Barriers: A Female Space Trainee Advocates for Women in Space lesson plans; Jacqueline Kennedy in the White House and James E. Webb Resources webpages; a Press Release Listing White House Restoration Gifts; the Framing History: The Power of Pictures conference; the Tales from African Traditions Celebrate! program; the American Experience and 50th Anniversary of the White House Tour with Jacqueline Kennedy Forums; the 11th Annual Presidents' Day Festival; White House Restoration Press Releases and NASA's James E. Webb Biography.
In addition, all past emails from this series are available on the Library's website.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
(617) 514-1600
Open 7 Days 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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