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In honor of the remarkable women whose breakthroughs have advanced technology and the ease of our day to day lives, we're sharing the stories of twenty ingenious women whose inventions have changed the world. Whether they were scribbling designs two centuries ago or are still working today, these clever creators deserve to have their stories told. We've also included a few stories of modern-day Mighty Girls who have taken up the challenge of becoming the inventors of today — and tomorrow.

How have the lives and roles of women changed over the last century? What do those changes say about us as a society? How can a newspaper and its archives help answer those questions? In this collection of five of our best related teaching resources, we suggest ways for students to shape their own inquiries into any aspect of women’s history that interests them, from women’s suffrage to “emoji feminism.” In the last 14 months, we have seen both the Jan. 21, 2017, Women’s March on Washington — which some say is most likely the largest single-day demonstration in recorded United States history — and the #MeToo movement, a watershed event that, as The Times’s new gender editor writes, is unique because “for perhaps the first time in history, powerful men are falling, like dominos, and women are being believed.” What do these recent events say about the future for women and girls in the United States and around the world? Why? We invite your students to investigate and draw conclusions for themselves. Here are some ways to do it.

The impact women have made in labor history is often missing from textbooks
and the media, despite the numerous roles women have played. From championing better workplace conditions to cutting back the 12-hour day to demanding equal pay across racial lines, these are just a few of the women who have contributed to the labor movement. Also visit the And Still I Rise website that features Black

Ernestine Delois Eppenger was born in South Bend, Indiana, one of eight children of Darnell and Cecelia Eppenger. When she was attending Indiana University (IU) in the early 1960s, she had no idea that after earning her BA in journalism with a minor in government and Russian in 1963 and moving to New York City she would become one of the very few lesbians of color known to have been publicly involved in the early gay rights movement.

In fact, she hadn’t yet recognized she was a lesbian.

March is Women's History Month, and International Women's Day, March 8th, is also a part of the celebration each year. For educators and students, the month provides a wonderful opportunity to explore and dig deeper into women's contributions, struggles, and triumphs throughout history.