Getting Started
Launching Women Leading the Way in Your School
Once you have registered for Women Leading the Way, please take advantage of the following resources to launch the Project in your school. Review the lesson plan for great ideas and resources that follow the five steps of the Project, view informational videos below from Project founder Mireille Miller, introduce your students to the interactive painting — with its 100 biographies of leading suffragists — and learn more about introducing Women Leading the Way in the Buck Institute article.
Instructional Videos
How to introduce Women Leading The Way
Struggling with how to introduce Women Leading The Way to your class? Watch this brief video for ideas on how to get started. LEARN MORE +
Women Leading the Way is Based on a Painting
Women Leading The Way is actually based on a painting of the same name, that celebrates the long roster of women who had made important contributions to our world . Many of these women are either under-recognized or completely unknown, in spite of their notable achievements. LEARN MORE +
Women Leading the Way - Lesson plan
Our lesson plan approaches the Movement in five basic steps, covering: history (suffragette research); art component; personal history; family portrait; and poster design. The plan offers engaging activities, thought provoking questions, and links to additional resources. LEARN MORE +
Women Leading the Way - Resources
Learn about the resources we've assembled to help you througout the life of the Project: a lesson plan; a calendar of events; an illustrated timeline of the movement; student videos; vintage imagery; and an interactive painting of 100 leading figures of the Movement, each containing a concise bio and links to additional resources. LEARN MORE +
Women Leading the Way has received support from the League of Women Voters, the New York Historical Society, the National Women’s History Project, the National Woman’s Party, the National Women’s History Museum, and many others.
Questions?
Mireille MillerArt Faculty
Lycée Français de New York
millerm@lfny.org
917-349-3647
Quick Links
Frequently Asked QuestionsSuffrage Timeline
Who's Participating?
Friends of Women Leading the Way