The story of women has changed throughout time. Today more than seventy percent of moms with kids under the age of eighteen work more than 40 hours a week. More than sixty percent of college degrees awarded over the last twenty years have gone to women. In fact the two highest IQs ever recorded were that of females. Yet societies throughout the modern world still put up boundaries and obstacles for the mothers and daughters of our lives. We look at some key figures that helped make all of this possible for women today. As we look for the next Marie Curie or Margaret Thatcher of this time.
Most cultures tend to downplay contribution of women toward the progression of humankind. To help improve education and help us take some time to recognize this many nations including the Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States celebrate Women's History Month in March. The gender gap is still very much alive, and we need to rely on education to help us change this. These worksheets will explore the lives of some extraordinary women throughout history. These women were not afraid to buck cultural trends and push the gender gap back in the right direction. They also were not born into a role of influence and overcame that with their brains anyway. Each personality we cover has an extended reading passage followed by questions and answers.
