Elementary Programs
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This Program traces the stories of some of Connecticut’s most remarkable African American heroines. Your students and you will be inspired as we explore the important contributions of African American women across multiple fields of endeavor.
Featuring: Maria Miller Stewart, Mary Townsend Seymour, Martha Minerva Franklin, Laura Wheeler Waring, Marian Anderson, Jessie Redman Fauset
A panoramic view exploring the stories of our 133 inductees from all fields of endeavor from politics and sports to business, the arts, and STEM. Learn about Connecticut’s role in shaping our state, our nation, and our world through the stories of some of COnnecticut’s most well-known and lesser-known heroines.
Featuring: Hanna Bunce Watson, Prudence Crandall, The Smiths of Glastonbury, Marian Anderson, Ella Tambussi Grasso, Dorrit Hoffleit, and Donna Lopiano
How have Connecticut women of Latinx heritage helped to shape our state, our nation, and our world? In this program, students will explore their stories and influence as they learn about the power of the individual to make a difference in her community.
Featuring: Maria Colon Sanchez, Edna Negron Rosario, and Rebecca Lobo
Do your students struggle to be confident in themselves and their abilities? Even extraordinary and accomplished people have these same concerns. See how some of our state’s most remarkable women overcame obstacles and grew into confident leaders!
Featuring: Dorrit Hoffleit, Constance Baker Motley, Rosa Ponselle, Adrianne Baughns-Wallace, Margaret Fogarty Rudkin, Donna Lopiano, and Marian Anderson
Connecticut may be a small state, but its women have had (and continue to have) a major impact on global events! This program explores the role Connecticut women have played on the international stage across a variety of fields from politics and international law to business, health, and humanitarian policy.
Featuring: Margaret Bourke-White, Helen Smits, Indra Nooyi, and Carolyn Miles
What role has Connecticut played in America’s larger story? How did Connecticut women help to shape our state, our nation, and our world? This interactive program explores the stories of some of Connecticut’s remarkable women from the colonial period through the Civil War.
Featuring: Sybil Ludington, Hanna Bubnce Watson, Maria Miller Stewart, Prudence Crandall, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, and The Smiths of Glastonbury
Leveling the Playing Field explores the history of women in sports from Ancient Greece to the present day and offers the opportunity for your students to be inspired to play the sports they desire and understand the disparity that still exists between women and men in the sports arena.
Featuring: Glenna Collett Vare, Joan Joyce, Dorothy Hamill, Donna Lopiano, and Rebecca Lobo
This program explores the community advocacy of Maria Sanchez, who moved from Comerio, Puerto Rico, to Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 28. With only an eighth-grade education, she became a community leader ensuring that the Puerto Rican community in Hartford was heard.
Featuring: Maria Sanchez
Legendary contralto Marian Anderson was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement and sparked a national debate with her refusal to submit to racism. In this program, students will explore Anderson's story and discuss the impact of her inspirational career on the nation and the music world.
Featuring: Marian Anderson
This program offers a deeper dive into the female voices that have helped change the face of democracy in the U.S.
Featuring: Marian Anderson, The Smiths of Glastonbury, Alice Paul, Mary Townsend Seymour, Ella Tambussi Grasso, Maria Colon Sanchez, and Constance Baker Motley
What role did State Heroine Prudence Crandall play in events more than a century after her pioneering work in Connecticut? How does Crandall's example change the way we typically view our state? In this program, students will explore the fascinating story of Prudence Crandall, Connecticut's State Heroine since 1995, and discover how her insistence on educating all children regardless of race connects to the larger national context of school desegregation, civil rights, and educational equity.
Featuring: Prudence Crandall
Has anyone ever told you that you couldn’t succeed? How have you proved them wrong? Join us for an interactive multi-media program and be inspired by the stories of some of Connecticut’s remarkable women who overcame obstacles and objections to achieve great things!
Featuring: Constance Baker Motley and Marian Anderson
Jewish Women in Connecticut have made a lasting impact on our society. They have made significant contributions to the arts, business, and religious life. Their accomplishments are as varied as their struggles, and their stories inspire us to create new history.
Featuring: Sophie Tucker, Anni Albers, Margaret Bourke-White, and Jody Cohen
Taking inspiration from Abigail Adams' admonition to her husband to "remember the ladies" during the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, this fifth-grade program remembers the Connecticut women of the colonial era. What role(s) did women play in colonial Connecticut? How did Connecticut women help shape the American Revolution? Your students will learn how women were viewed during this period of our history.
Featuring: Sybil Luddington, Hannah Bunce Watson, and The Smiths of Glastonbury
Connecticut is so rich in Native American history, and the Indigenous Inductees have each had an impact on the preservation of native cultures both here and across the country. T
Featuring: Fidelia Hoscott Fielding, Emma Fielding Baker, and Gladys Tantaquideon
It’s been a century since American women won the right to vote, but women still lag well behind men in terms of political representation. This program traces the fight for women’s suffrage through the eyes of Connecticut suffragists.
Featuring: Isabella Beecher Hooker, Mary Hall, The Smiths of Glastonbury, Alice Paul, Mary Townsend Seymour, and Mary Foulke Morrisson