Classroom & Community Activities
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• Predict how many Maryland counties are named after women. Check your prediction using the Guidebook Site Listings page entitled, “What’s In a Name,” which follows the alphabetical listing of sites in Maryland.

• Create a crossword puzzle based on the contributions of a woman or women noted at one of the sites. Create it yourself or use online resources such as puzzlemaker.com.

• Ask your county or city tourism office for brochures about local historical places. See how many mention women’s accomplishments.Write a persuasive letter convincing the office to include more sites about women.

• Contact the Maryland Historical Trust (www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/marker/)
and find out the criteria for erecting a roadside historic marker. Propose the placing of a marker at a specific women’s history site.

• Create a newspaper with headlines about events that could have happened during the historical time when a site was established. Include an article about a specific woman’s contribution.

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