LIFTING AS THEY CLIMBED: FOR EDUCATORS
The Curriculum
Bring powerful, untold stories into your classroom with the interactive Lifting As We Teach Curriculum!
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Lifting As We Teach is a dynamic, interdisciplinary social science curriculum that centers the untold stories of Black women who shaped Chicago and the nation. It was created in collaboration with and for educators who want to use the guidebook with their students.
Designed for middle and high school classrooms, Lifting As We Teach invites students to explore leadership, diverse neighborhoods, and social change through the lives of trailblazing women featured in the acclaimed guidebook, Lifting As They Climbed by Essence McDowell and Mariame Kaba.​
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The engaging curriculum supports active participation, critical thinking, and creative expression, making it ideal for classrooms that value engagement, inquiry, and student voice.​
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Sign up to receive access to the curriculum, fill out this form by clicking the button below.
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For additional questions or support, email LiftingAsWeTeach@gmail.com.
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Below are additional resources are for educators or learners who want to delve into more. Whether you're interested in teaching about or taking tours, Chicago History, or Black Women's organizing in the
20th century, we have educational guides listed.
The Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender created this Curriculum on women's organizing
Mapping & Teaching Tours
Tools and resources for using the Lifting As They Climbed guidebook in classrooms.