WOMAN’S HISTORY PROJECT
MS. BENDA
This project is intended to help celebrate Women’s History Month.
There are actually 3 steps to this assignment.
1. select and research one of the women listed
2. create a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation and oral
presentation
3. complete the poster document given to you
PowerPoint rubrics:
1. you must create 5 slides
- title slide which includes the name of the person, a
picture of them, and your name.
- second slide is background information
- third slide is major contribution to society
- fourth slide is how this contribution affected society
- fifth slide is your conclusion
2. pictures/graphics may be included on each slide
3. sentences should NOT be used on the slide! You should
write phrases from which you will give your oral report. You
will NOT be allowed to read from the slide or a paper. The
slides will serve as your notecards.
4. I strongly recommend that you use a clean type style that is
easy to read. (Arial and Times New Roman are excellent
choices.)
Poster Document Rubric
1. follow the requirements listed on the sheet that follows
2. work may be handwritten (drawn) or you may cut and paste
your work from the computer.
3. color should be introduced so that the poster has ‘eye
appeal’
4. understand each student will receive only ONE poster so
work with care!
Grading:
PowerPoint: (25 points)
5 points for each slide. I will look for not only colorful
presentations, but I will look for ease of viewing. If it is cluttered or
difficult to read…you will not receive full credit. If you use
complete sentences, or write paragraphs…you will not receive full
credit.
Oral Presentation: (40 points)
___eye contact
___loud clear voice
___proper use of English
___ability to tell a complete story without reading from a paper
Poster Document: (40 points)
___completed all areas
___correct spelling/grammar
___neat/colorful
___reflects the accomplishment of the woman of your choice.
Project is Due Wednesday March 31,
2010. Late work will NOT be accepted.
Betsy Ross
Jane Addams
Seamstress
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Sacajawea
Georgia O’Keefe
Explorer
Artist
Sojourner
Truth
Mae Jemison
Astronaut
Abolitionist
Maggie Walker
Sally Ride
First Woman President
of a Bank
Astronaut
Susan B. Anthony
Sandra Day
O’Connor
Suffragette
Supreme Court Judge
Clara Barton
Amelia Earhart
Nurse
Pilot
Wilma Rudolph
Helen Keller
Athlete
Educator
Maya Linn
Harriet Tubman
Architect and Sculptor
Abolitionist
Louisa May
Alcott
Grandma
Moses
Novelist
Artist
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Smith
Aviator
Singer
Maria Tallchief
Barbara Jordan
Dancer
Politician
Lena Horne
Mary McLeod
Bethune
Singer
Educator
Nancy Lopez
Ellen Ochoa
Athlete
Astronaut
Antonia Novello
Dorothea Lange
Doctor
Photographer
Wilma Pearl
Mankiller
Barbara
McClintock
Native American Chief
Scientist
Margaret Mead
Toni Morrison
Anthropologist
Writer
Carol MoseleyBraun
Kristi
Yamaguchi
Politician
Athlete
Dolley Madison
Deborah
Sampson
First Lady
Soldier
Dian Fossey
Primatologist
Ruby Dee
Ruth Bader
Ginsburg
Actress
Supreme Court Judge
Gertrude Belle
Elion
Ella Fitzgerald
Singer
Scientist
Grace Hopper
Marian Anderson
Mathematician
Singer
Daisy Bates
Shirley Temple
Black
Civil Rights Activist
Actress and Diplomat
Margaret BourkeWhite
Gwendolyn
Brooks
Photojournalist
Poet
Rachel Carson
Shirley
Chisholm
Marine Biologist
Politician
Elizabeth
Blackwell
Amelia Bloomer
Suffragette
Physician
Nellie Bly
Fannie Lou
Hamer
Journalist
Civil Rights Activist
Dolores Huerta
“Mother” Mary
Harris Jones
Labor Movement
Leader
Labor Organizer
Eleanor
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Cady
Stanton
First Lady
Suffragette
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
Christa McAuliffe
Teacher and Astronaut
Author
Abigail Adams
Phyllis Wheatley
First Lady
Poet
Laura Bush
Dorothea Dix
First Lady
Humanitarian
Lucretia Mott
Clare Boothe
Luce
Abolitionist
Ambassador
Biography Poster Report
By___________________
Person:________________________________
This person is famous for: (circle one or more categories)
Leadership
Science/Inventions
The Arts
New Ideas
Being First
Courage
Read All About____________________!
Portrait
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Born:______Died:
(HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR LIFE! LIST AT LEAST 5 EVENTS)
Other
Mini-Movie
The Movie below shows three important
scene’s from ____________________’s
life:
If this person’s story was turned into a movie, I would call
it__
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Caption:__________________
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Caption:___________________
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Caption:__________________
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Quotable Quote
Life Lessons
In Five Words
Something important this
person said:
Something important I
learned from this person:
Five words that describe
this person:
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
Final Fact
Super Resources
One last thing I want to tell
you about this person:
To learn more about this
person, here are some
books, web sites, and
resources:
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