#HistoryTime
A Newsletter for Kansas Educators

March 2021
Kansans Breaking Barriers Poster

March is Women's History Month, and Kansas has a rich history of pioneering women who have continually broken through barriers in the long struggle upward to equality. You can share these stories with your students by downloading our free poster, Kansans Breaking Barriers, which highlights some of the women politicians in Kansas who have broken through barriers and served our great state over the last 100 years.
Make and Take:
Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month. Encourage your students to create a painting or work of art commemorating the women in their lives. For a good model, consider introducing them to the paintings of Kansas artist, Marijana (Mahr-ee-ah-na) Grisnik. Marijana grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas Croatian neighborhood of Strawberry Hill, which influenced her years of creating memory paintings of this community.
One online exhibit of her work, The Women of Strawberry Hill, includes a series of paintings by Marijana illustrating the daily lives of women of all ages. Strawberry Hill is a neighborhood with a rich cultural history, and Marijana intended for the viewer to see women doing their daily work. How will your students capture the stories of the women in their lives?

You can also build upon Marijana’s story by incorporating our Read Kansas! lesson on immigration for primary school students. 
Did you know the Civil War started in Kansas? Take a Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War virtual tour and learn all about the major events from Kansas Territory through the Civil War (1854-1865). The eyes of the nation focused on the Kansas struggle to be a free or slave state. Explore artifacts, stories, and reproduction objects from this turbulent time to discover the role of Kansans in these conflicts.

This fifth to eighth grade tour can be adapted to fit any audience. Tours last from 30 to 60 minutes to meet your content and time requirements. Tours may be viewed on one screen by a group, or students may sign in individually from remote locations.
This Nearpod.com lesson can be teacher led or self-paced for students. Students will learn about the life and hardships faced by emigrants on the Oregon Trail. Students will analyze what factors pushed emigrants to make the journey west to Oregon along with the costs and benefits of making this
choice. Students will then determine what changes were brought about by emigration on the Oregon Trail for both the land and people of North America.
The Civil War officially began three months after Kansas gained statehood. Kansans enlisted and fought in the war, and one of the largest cavalry battles of the war took place in the fields around Mine Creek, Kansas. Seventh and eighth grade students will analyze a soldier’s diary and examine high quality reproductions to learn about Kansans and the war. Trunks are currently available to borrow, however, you can also access lesson plans, primary sources, and worksheets online. 
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Don't Forget!
Virtual Classroom lessons using Nearpod.com are available on Kansas history topics at no charge.
Traveling Resource Trunks are available to borrow. Some are adapted to use virtually.
Shop online at our Museum Store and discover a variety of Kansas made items and historical resources.
Support the Kansas Historical Society and our educational programs by becoming a member. You will receive a quarterly magazine, free admission to the Kansas Museum of History, and our 16 historic sites, and discounts on merchandise.