Enterprising Women's educational package is designed to reach all students and teachers and most activities can be used with or without a museum visit. Some, such as a fictional Hall of Fame, require preliminary research, a visit to the virtual or real exhibit, and a paper to be completed after the visit. Some call for a visit to the exhibition capped by traditional quizzes or a scavenger hunt to enhance learning. Some provide support for students wishing to decode a historical document. Using the textual material provided at the museum and at the Internet site, teachers may ask students to write letters among the women or keep a diary.

In addition to this package, other materials are available to you on our website including an interactive online game, "Mind Your Own Business!" in which a player gains or loses points depending on her understanding of the materials in the Enterprising Women exhibition.

Prepared by
Eric Rothschild, Educational Consultant
Kathryn Rhuda, Cynthia Robinson, Alice Promisel, National Heritage Museum
Virginia G. Drachman, Historian, Tufts University
Edith P. Mayo, Curator
Jane Knowles, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University
Special thanks to Patricia Cleary