Bookmark Bios(Women in Modern History: 1700s to present)

Bookmark Bios
By Gail Skroback Hennessey
Recently, while watching the morning news, two of the hosts couldn’t name the famous woman, from Rochester, NY, who helped women get the right to vote! One said, I think her name was Susan “something”. That got me thinking that Bookmark Bios might be a great way to introduce young people to many(not all) the famous women and men in history, STEM and Literature!

Giving the Bookmark Bios, could be a weekly activity, perhaps as a handout for an interactive notebook, after a testing period, or as a “bell ringer” before your class instruction begins. You could print the Bookmark Bios on cardstock or colored paper, cut them out and you might consider laminating them for a more durable handout.

Additionally, the included Bookmark Bio Cards might be helpful to have the students do some critical thinking!
I have also included a blank template should you wish to use the idea as a research activity where students develop their own Bookmark Bios!

**Included: **20 Bookmark Bios on 5 sheets of 4 bookmarks on a page and the Bookmark Bio Card(with two on a page). You have permission to reproduce a class amount of the bookmarks and cards .
Women in Modern Times(History, STEM, Literature) First in the series and offered now.
Women in Ancient Times( History, STEM, Literature).
Men in Modern Times(History, STEM, Literature)
Men in Ancient Times(History, STEM,Literature)
Included in Women in Modern Times(1700s on):
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Sacagawea
Amelia Earhart
Clara Barton
Nellie Bly
Rachel Carson
Margaret Mead
Marie Curie
Elizabeth Blackwell
Jane Goodall
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sally Ride
Dorothea Dix
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hillary Clinton
Mother Teresa
Florence Nightingale
Helen Keller