There were a lot of firsts for women in music. From being the first to sing and write about birth control to speaking out about issues of their time, female singers represent a voice that had not been heard by many before. Young viewers watch a short video about prominent women who became both the voices of their generations, but of their gender.

Concepts

women's history, women's history month, famous women, musicians

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have viewers write down each woman's name as it is displayed in the video to conduct research on them later
• Use as an introduction to a lesson on famous women musicians

Classroom Considerations

• Best used during Women's History Month or a biography unit

Pros

• Offers names of women who accomplished first steps in music

Cons

• Video gives very brief snippets of women's history, making it a limited use video
• Doesn't offer visuals of the women

Common Core

RI.4.7