Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

Did you know that Queen Isabella of Spain paid for Columbus' expedition to the New World? Read more about this interesting woman in history.

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.

History students can learn all the first modern first lady in this biography worksheet, and can develop their reading comprehension skills as well.

Meet a few of America's most inspirational female figures with this history sheet. Your student will match up each woman with her accomplishment.

Children learn about the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., including key players and events, and how it contributed to the eventual passing of the 19th Amendment.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Give students a chance to think critically and hone their writing skills with this reflective writing prompt, featuring a quote by late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Jane Goodall has devoted her life to studying animals in the wild. This worksheet should spark an interest in research and recording in kids who love animals.

Give students a chance to think deeply and hone their writing skills with this inspiring writing prompt, featuring a quote by author Gail Tsukiyama. 

Guide student research about women’s suffrage around the world with this two-page research graphic organizer!

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

With the help of this reading and writing worksheet, young learners will learn about the first all-female spacewalk and then imagine what it would be like to be a space explorer themselves!

Annie Oakley was the superstar of the wild west! Learn more about this Ohio sharpshooter with this worksheet on famous women in history.

First, students will read a biography of Amelia Boynton Robinson, and then respond to comprehension questions, using text evidence.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Teach your child history, science and reading all at once with this short biography of Marie Curie, a scientist and the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.