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Lesson Plan July 13 2022

Lesson plan: How overturning Roe will adversely affect historically marginalized women

Students will learn about the ways that the end of Roe v. Wade and the rise of abortion bans across the country will fall most heavily on poor women, women of color and women experiencing domestic violence

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Daily News Lesson June 26 2022

How women will be forced to manage their abortion across half of America

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

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Daily News Lesson June 24 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

The decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in approximately half the states.

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Daily News Lesson March 09 2022

"Pay equality is a problem we can fix." -- UN Report for International Women's Day

ADDITIONAL STORIES: Learn the latest on Ukraine by choosing one of these five different news segments

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Daily News Lesson February 04 2022

Afghan women demand the right to go to school and work

Understand what some women in Afghanistan are doing to push for basic rights

A child looks out from a door as a Uighur woman walks by in a residential area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

Daily News Lesson December 17 2021

Dec. 17, 2021: News summary lesson — Senate approves sanctions against China for human rights abuses of Uighur Muslims

Death toll from Kentucky tornadoes rose to 75, Senate approved sanctions against China for abuses against Uighur Muslims

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Daily Video May 21 2019

Study guide: Alabama and Missouri pass laws restricting access to abortion

Use this NewsHour lesson with your students to learn more about the recent wave of state laws restricting abortion.

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Daily Video March 09 2017

Protesters continue fight for equal rights on International Women's Day

Women around the world stayed away from work and took to the streets to demonstrate the important economic contributions they make as part of the worldwide "Day Without Women" strike Wednesday.

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Daily Video January 23 2017

Women's March draws support from around the globe

Hundreds of thousands of protesters converged on Washington, D.C. for the Women's March on Washington the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Student Voices September 03 2015

Chicago youth finds common ground in India

As a black kid growing up in Chicago, some opportunities tend to be more open to me than others. I find aspects of my life experience limited due to my identity, whether or not I recognize it at the time.

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