Last updated: August 7, 2024
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Women in World War II (Teaching with Historic Places)
Teaching with Historic Places uses historic places in National Parks and on the NPS's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to women's history during World War II. Discover more resources about World War II and military and wartime history on the TwHP homepage.
Featured Lesson Plans
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Hour History LessonWomen Cryptographers in the Navy
Members of the Navy WAVES built codebreaking machines, called bombes, while stationed in Dayton, OH during World War II.
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Curiosity KitLearning from Women in Aviation
Investigate the history of women aviators, including military pilots during World War II.
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Hour History LessonCadet Nurse Corps
This lesson explores the history of the Cadet Nurse Corps, a World War II-era program that trained student nurses.
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Heritage City LessonHanford Site Workers in Tri-Cities
Focus on the role of women at the Hanford Site and how their contributions, and perceptions of these, changed over time.
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Hour History LessonWomen's Sexual Health & Safety in WWII
This lesson guides students through the important history of women's sexual health and safety on the American WWII home front.
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Heritage City LessonWomen and Pensacola Vocational School
The Pensacola Vocational School trained home front war workers, and particularly women in Florida