Through historical inquiry and source analysis, students are introduced to the women featured on the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program website. The lessons include reading, note taking, writing, creative presentations, source analysis, and a final collaborative “tea party” where students make connections between women from varied eras, backgrounds, and cultures.

Students utilize the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program website as a means to delve further into the scholarship of primary and secondary source use. The lessons include analysis of creating an identity of “home,” civic contributions, determining the reliability of a source, research skills and essay writing, and a creative collaborative “dinner party.” A final stand-alone lesson guides students through an examination of the collective impacts made by groups of women.