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Dr. Melnea Cass, distinguished in 1977 as a "Grand Bostonian," was a devoted advocate for the city's most vulnerable residents. Among her many efforts, Cass helped achieve legal protections for low-wage migrant workers and proved the potency of Black women's activism.

Considered the oldest active suffragist, Judith Winsor Smith spent seven decades at the center of the Boston suffrage movement.

Leonora O'Reilly was a union organizer, social reformer, and suffrage advocate.

Defying expectations of her era, Bessie Couture was an black entrepreneur in Skagway during the Klondike Gold Rush and beyond.

Tyonajanegen, or "Two Kettles Together," was fierce woman who accompanied her husband, other Oneida warriors, and American militias fighting in the American Revolution.

“A born executive,” Mary Hutcheson Page made invaluable contributions to the suffrage movement in Massachusetts and the United States through her dedicated leadership, organizing, and fundraising.

Fannie Quigley is one of Denali's most celebrated historic figures, having arrived in the early 1900's gold rush to Kantishna, and making it her home until her death in 1944. Her childhood in Nebraska helped prepared her for life on the Alaskan frontier.

Sarah Whitby was an African American woman whose family lived in Rock Creek Park between 1870 and 1900. Excavations of her house's cellar and documentary research opened a window into Washington's African American past.

This is a series of lesson plans about the WWII home front, focused on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary and secondary sources readings, photographs, statistics and other resources, as well as questions for students to consider. The lessons highlight specific contributions of the people of Pittsburgh, and they connect to the larger themes and understanding of the US home front during wartime.

Curiosity Kits inspire exploration and learning of history through place. These multi-piece resources include articles that explore historic places and provide educational activities for life-long learners. This kit focuses on the life and work of Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a suffragist. By the time she was 16, Lee was a known figure in New York’s suffrage movement. Learn more about her contributions to the movement.