Resources: Women's History
Women’s Suffrage
Grades: 4-8, Primary Source Packet. Did you know?! Famous suffragist Susan B. Anthony spoke in Keene on two occasions. This packet contains 12 original newspaper articles, transcribed, a timeline of NH voting rights history with emphasis on the Monadnock region, and...
Keene’s Early Neighbors
Grades: 3-4. Lesson/Story. Introduce students to some of Keene's real 18th and 19th century residents. Keene's Early Neighbors is a 2-part pdf, with biographies matching the city's 3rd grade program Keene Comes Alive. Written by: Horatio Colony House Museum director...
Jennie B. Powers, local Progressive Era reformer
Grades: 9-12. Mini unit outline with links to a short film, documents and photographs. This unit asks students to define a progressive, in terms of the early 20th century definition. They will analyze the life of Jennie B. Powers, agent for the Keene Humane Society,...
An American Nurse at War
High School. Film. This award-winning documentary honors women's service to their country and chronicles the heroic experience of nurse Marion McCune Rice of Brattleboro, Vermont. Rice's story is told through her own photos as well as written accounts by wounded...
Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve
High School, Film. Available on DVD or via Vimeo How does a teacher training school in rural New Hampshire transform itself into a leading public liberal-arts college? This documentary chronicles Keene State's rise from Keene Normal School, founded in 1909, to an...