Women's Rights History: Colonial Era to Civil War

The Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a comprehensive resource dedicated to enhancing teaching and learning across Columbia University. The CTL partners with faculty, students, and colleagues to support excellence and innovation in education through a wide range of programs, services, and resources. Their offerings include teaching consultations, workshops, technology training, and online courses. The CTL promotes inclusive, learner-centered, and research-based pedagogy while supporting the use of new media and emerging technologies in classrooms and online learning environments. Their course offerings on edX cover diverse topics including Crisis Resource Management, a multi-part series on the Civil War and Reconstruction era, Fighting for Equality: 1950-2018, and a series on women's labor history titled "Women Have Always Worked." Through these initiatives, the CTL aims to foster professional development, curricular enhancement, and academic excellence for Columbia's instructors and students.

Alice Kessler-Harris, the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History Emerita at Columbia University, is a preeminent scholar in American labor history and women's studies. Her groundbreaking research focuses on the history of American labor, 20th-century social policy, and women's work. Kessler-Harris is acclaimed for seminal works such as "In Pursuit of Equity" and "Out to Work," which have significantly shaped understanding of women's roles in the workforce and American socioeconomic landscape. Her leadership extends beyond academia, having served as president of major historical associations and currently as Vice President of the Society of American Historians. An elected member of prestigious scholarly societies, Kessler-Harris continues to influence the field through her teaching, including courses on "Fighting for Equality: 1950-2018" and the "Women Have Always Worked" XSeries at Columbia. Her work not only illuminates the historical experiences of working women but also contributes to broader discussions on gender, labor, and social policy in America

Nick Juravich brings extensive expertise in public education, labor history, and social movements to his role as Assistant Professor of History and Labor Studies at UMass Boston, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Labor Resource Center. His academic journey includes a PhD in History from Columbia University, an MPhil in Economic and Social History from Oxford University (where he was a Rhodes Scholar), and a BA in History from the University of Chicago. Before joining UMass Boston, he served as the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Women's History at the New-York Historical Society, where he curated the exhibition "Ladies Garments, Women's Work, Women's Activism" and developed workshops on school segregation and educational equality in New York City. His forthcoming book, "The Work of Education: Community-Based Educators in Schools, Freedom Struggles, and the Labor Movement," under contract with University of Illinois Press, examines the history of paraprofessional educators and their struggles in urban public schools. Juravich continues to contribute to public history through various projects, including the Harlem Education History Project, the East of East project, and the Teaching Labor's Story project. His research has been supported by prestigious institutions including the Mellon Foundation, the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, and the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship. Currently, he leads the Boston Teachers Union Oral History Project and teaches courses on labor and working-class history, public history, and the history of Greater Boston, while maintaining active involvement in various educational and historical initiatives.

The New-York Historical Society offers comprehensive educational initiatives including the Student Historian Internship Program, which provides high school students with hands-on museum experience through a five-week intensive program featuring research and curatorial work. The institution provides free citizenship preparation classes through The Citizenship Project, utilizing museum collections to help permanent residents prepare for the U.S. naturalization exam. Working alongside the society, Intelligent Television produces innovative educational content and films, notably contributing to the "Women Have Always Worked" course materials. Nick Juravich, who serves as an Assistant Professor of History and Labor Studies at UMass Boston and Associate Director of the Labor Resource Center, brings expertise in labor studies, public history, and education to his teaching. His courses cover labor and working-class history, public history, public memory, the history of public schooling, and the history of Greater Boston. Before his current position, Juravich was the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Women's History at the New-York Historical Society, where he curated exhibitions and developed educational workshops focusing on school segregation and movements for educational equality in New York City. His work includes contributions to various projects such as the Harlem Education History Project, the East of East project, and the Women and the American Story curriculum guide, demonstrating his commitment to making historical education accessible and engaging for diverse audiences.

The New-York Historical Society offers a comprehensive range of educational initiatives designed to make history accessible and engaging for diverse audiences. Their flagship programs include The Citizenship Project, which provides free citizenship preparation classes using museum collections to help permanent residents prepare for the U.S. naturalization exam. The institution runs the competitive Student Historian Internship Program, a five-week intensive program where high school students conduct research and gain hands-on museum experience. Through their in-school programs, educators bring historical artifacts, paintings, and documents directly into classrooms, while the DiMenna Children's History Museum presents 350 years of New York history through interactive exhibits. The society offers the "Women Have Always Worked" online course series in partnership with Columbia University, examining women's history from colonial times to the present. Their Center for Women's History provides exhibitions, digital installations, and public lectures exploring women's contributions to American society. The institution also maintains active fellowship programs and recently launched the Tang Academy for American Democracy, focusing on history and civics education for 6th graders. The society provides professional development for teachers, curriculum resources, and special collaborations such as arts-in-education classes and programs for at-risk students. Their educational initiatives are supported by an extensive collection of over 350,000 books, three million manuscripts, and 60,000 works and artifacts that document American history through New York's lens.