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Women’s History Lessons for the Times We’re In

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While we often associate activists with one struggle — such as voting rights, housing, education, or transportation — there are countless people who were and are active all their lives and engaged in multiple struggles around multiple issues.

We share below a lesson about Edna Griffin from Iowa as one example during this Women’s History Month.

This lesson about Edna Griffin challenges assumptions about the Civil Rights Movement and helps students see the interconnectedness of different struggles. The lesson is from our book, Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching.

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