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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · 23d

thanks for the help!

WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · 23d

I am looking to find out the names of the women in this 1980 photo with Jimmy Carter. They helped contribute to the creation of women's history week. Can anyone help me identify these women? 🗃️

A 1980 photo of Jimmy Carter surrounded by women who helped contribute to women's history month

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you @infinite-women.com for having me on your podcast to talk about my research on nuns who supported the Equal Rights Amendment

Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · Mar 31

Thank you to Serene Bennett Williams @wapush.bsky.social for joining me to talk about activist nuns for this week's Infinite Women podcast!

Listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1YWOvbnuwRb

Transcript: www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/u...

Serene Bennett Williams on activist nuns by Infinite Women

Serene Bennett Williams, high school civics teacher and co-founder of Women's History in High School, tells us about Catholic nuns as activists.

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Mar 9

We also have brand new interviews with women who’ve made history: www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com/interviews

Oral Interviews for the AP US Women's History (WAPUSH) Proposal

A series of original interviews with scholars and historic figures to promote the need for an AP US Women's History (WAPUSH) course

www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Mar 9

We have tons of recommended reading on our website. Click on the typewriter at this link and you’ll see them by time period: www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com/apwomenshist...

AP US Women's History Proposal (WAPUSH)

Curriculum proposed for an AP U.S. Women's History course, also known as WAPUSH, written by Serene Williams and Kristen Kelly

www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Mar 8

This is what we need an AP Women’s History course: www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com/apwomenshist...

AP US Women's History Proposal (WAPUSH)

Curriculum proposed for an AP U.S. Women's History course, also known as WAPUSH, written by Serene Williams and Kristen Kelly

www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Mar 7

Attending #CCSS2025? Come learn about our proposal for AP Women's History course in the Marina Del Ray room at 3:50! www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com/apwomenshist...

AP US Women's History Proposal (WAPUSH)

Curriculum proposed for an AP U.S. Women's History course, also known as WAPUSH, written by Serene Williams and Kristen Kelly

www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com

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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · Feb 20

Today we are sharing a proposal for an AP women’s history course. We know that “a comprehensive understanding of women’s history can act as an empowering agent that will allow the youth of America to enter positions of power knowing their worth and potential impact.” nursingclio.org/2025/02/19/e...

Educational Activism: Creating an AP U.S. Women’s History Course

We represent a large group of teachers and students working together to lead a national campaign to create an advanced placement (AP) course on women: an AP U.S. women’s history course known …

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Kelly Marino @kmarino1.bsky.social · Feb 9

@serenewilliams.bsky.social, Kristen Kelly, and I are working on a new edited collection about how to teach about women's suffrage in secondary and college classrooms. Submit your chapter proposals to us! Instructions below! #history 🗃️ #education #teaching #suffrage
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Copy of Edited Volume - Call for Contributors.docx

Call for Contributors: Teaching about Women’s Suffrage in Secondary and Collegiate Classrooms [Working Title] Volume Editors: Kelly Marino (Associate Professor of History – As of August 2025, Sacred ...

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Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · Feb 4

So I'm working on a campaign to get College Board approval for a Women's AP US History class (www.wapush.org/about) and we need letters of support from relevant department heads from 100 unis. I've had multiple academics decline because they don't like AP classes🧵

Our Curriculum — AP United States Women's History Proposal

www.wapush.org

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Dec 19

Really looking forward to working with you on this project!

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Dec 19

No I am not. Thanks for letting me know about it!

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Dec 1

Wonderful article currently on the homepage of Coastside news about the Pacifica #GirlScout troop working hard to create a new #APWomensHistory course: www.coastsidenews.com/magazine/gir...

Girl Scout troop leads the way for new AP class

A Girl Scout troop in Pacifica has taken on a rather unusual project – advocating for area high schools to adopt advanced placement women’s history classes.

www.coastsidenews.com

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 26

Another resource I was excited to explore at #NCSS2024 was the new Constitution 101 program from @constitutionctr.bsky.social: constitutioncenter.org/education/co... #sschat

Constitution 101 Curriculum

Constitution 101 is a 15-unit asynchronous, semester-long curriculum that provides students with a basic understanding of the Constitution’s text, history, structure, and caselaw.

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 25

Huge thank you to @infinitewomen.bsky.social for gathering over 60 letters of support for #APWomensHistory! You can track our progress here: www.womenshistoryinhighschool.com/apwomenshistoryproposal 🗺️

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 25

Thank you to Mark at the Mic for interviewing us about our campaign for an #APWomensHistory course: youtu.be/1wUBSZp80Bs?...

#90 Kristen Kelly&Serene Williams

YouTube video by Burlingame, it's a Small Town

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 25

That’s a great shirt you’re wearing!

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 24

I’m loved learning about the project Americans Who Tell The Truth: americanswhotellthetruth.org #sschat

Americans Who Tell The Truth

Americans Who Tell the Truth are dedicated to the belief that a profound understanding of citizenship is the only safeguard of democracy.

americanswhotellthetruth.org

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 23

Her talk was incredible! It was wonderful to hear all the gratitude she showed for us history teachers—much appreciated

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 23

Kenneth C. Davis in his keynote talk at #NCSS2024 on the importance of books—“book bans are a purge of ideas” and “books are weapons in the war of ideas”🗺️

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 23

Still thinking about the amazing talk at #NCSS2024 last night by @hcrichardson.bsky.social. Love how she teaches how “somebody always does things, they don’t just happen” and “talking about the past is a bedrock”—such good lines to use in APUSH 🗺️

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 23

Incredible talk at @ncssnetwork.bsky.social last night by @hcrichardson.bsky.social. So moved by the gratitude she showed history teachers and her call to us about how democracy depends on education. #NCSS2024

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 18

So excited we have a large number of attendees coming to our talk at #NCSS204 about the #APWomensHistory proposal! The WAPUSH team is thrilled to connect with so many incredible educators this week

Image highlighting the talk on AP Women’s History by Serene Williams at NCSS 2024

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Nov 10

Thanks for putting this together! I’d like to be added

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WAPUSH @wapush.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thanks Ms. Magazine‬⁩ for helping us spread the word about the need for an #APWomensHistory course— Rewriting Herstory: Proposing an AP U.S. Women’s History Course #sschat msmagazine.com/2024/01/09/a... 🗃️🗺️🍎

Rewriting Herstory: Proposing an AP U.S. Women’s History Course - Ms. Magazine

As Advanced Placement history students and teachers, we propose the creation of a standalone AP United States Women’s History course.

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