Have each individual student select a woman from the civil rights or Black power movement that they feel should be inducted into the “Women’s Hall of Fame.” Guide students in writing a research question, locating scholarly and primary sources, and taking notes on their sources. Once students have gathered enough information to answer their research questions, instruct them to write a speech about their chosen changemaker that they will present at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Hold the ceremony during class as a way for students to deliver their speeches to an authentic audience, and consider inviting school leadership.

After the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, have students reflect on the following questions, either in a class discussion or a written reflection:

• To what extent did women impact the civil rights movement?
• To what extent did sexism shape the lives of our Hall of Fame inductees? To what extent does sexism shape how historians have remembered them?