Women History in School

Have you ever wondered about why in history textbooks, there’s almost nothing about Women, and what they’ve done or their accomplishments? In fact, there are many women who’s rich history went under the bus, and is forgotten. The only memory of them was that they were female, doing something that was “inappropriate” as a female or being known for being sexualized a lot. Women should be more represented in History Classes, because their story is just as interesting as the history we learn right now. When I was younger, I’ve always loved women who were strong, someone like Malala Youfazai. When I was in 7th grade, I had an assignment where I had to write an essay about underrated groups of people in history. I chose to do my topic about women because I’ve always been interested in any topic that has to do with women. During this time, I noticed how many things about women are usually them being restricted, being weak, being less than men. I was annoyed, because as a female myself, I wouldn’t want to be restricted to those types of things. Not only that, but when I also had to write about a leader who was female and had helped Women rise to gain their own rights, I realized that I didn’t know any female leaders because I never learned about them, nobody ever taught me anything about Women history, only men. I had asked my teacher for websites to research more about female leaders, and she gave me some recommendations. To my surprise, there weren’t that many female leads from any time era, my teacher only was able to find 1 or rarely, 2 articles that detailed about female leaders. According to the website My Learning, “because Women in the past were barred from power, many historians of the past thought that Women’s History was not “real” history. If they recorded Women's History of the time, we could’ve learned much more about life from that era, but with a different perspective that we don’t usually see.” Not only that, but according to WIC, “ Women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development. In most preindustrial societies, for example, domestic chores were relegated to women, leaving "heavier" labor such as hunting and plowing to men. This ignored the fact that caring for children and doing such tasks as milking cows and washing clothes also required heavy, sustained labor. “ This quote shows how largely women were underestimated, because yes, we are able to accomplish what men can do, even if we are women. After all, we all are humans. In America, we need the government to encourage more Women history Diversity introduced into school curriculums. Otherwise, how will the future generation learn about the past when it’s told from one view point? There needs to be more recognition of Women Perspective in what we learn today, otherwise how are we to improve our society when only looking through a male lens of life? This is why we need Women history in school curriculums now!