Thank you for your interest in the National Women's History Museum! We look forward to hearing from you.
Introduction:
Each summer, the National Women’s History Museum invites K–12 educators to join the NWHM’s For Educators, By Educators (FEBE) initiative—a unique professional development opportunity where educators co-create classroom resources alongside NWHM education staff. By combining classroom experience with rigorous women’s history research, these K-12 educators have the unique opportunity to bring accessible, relevant, and representative digital resources to classrooms across the country.
2026 Theme:
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the National Women’s History Museum calls on K-12 Educators to tell the whole story of American History. Too often, women’s contributions in history are presented as supplemental rather than central to the events that shaped the nation. We ask that educators rethink their previous approaches to familiar American history–the American Revolution, Civil War, the Progressive Era, Civil Rights–and intentionally embed women’s leadership, labor, and resistance not as an addendum, but on the same level as historical forefathers.
The 2026 For Educators, By Educators cohort will work with museum education staff to create a lesson plan on an era in American history that incorporates the roles of our foremothers therein. Together cohort members and museum staff will collaborate to create a lesson plan grounded in primary sources, inquiry design method, and sound pedagogy that teachers across the country can implement in their own classrooms to ensure their students receive more than just half of the American story.
Who Can Apply:
Any current K–12 educator is welcome to apply.
Proposals are reviewed for alignment with:
- The Museum’s mission
- The annual theme
- Diversity in topic, grade level, and teaching approach
2026 Cohort Details:
Program Dates:
Begins – 06/01/2026
Ends – 07/30/2026
Format: All work is completed virtually via email, Google Classroom, and required online weekly cohort meetings.
Application Requirements:
- 1 Letter of Recommendation.
- A letter of Interest.
- A sample of a previous lesson plan.
Honorarium:
- Accepted participants will receive $350 per lesson plan, up to two lesson plans per educator.
Thank you for your interest in partnering with the National Women's History Museum. Partnerships are central to the way we operate, and our primary partnerships are done through participation in our National Coalition, a group of more than 60 national, predominantly women’s organizations, with educational, professional and/or service missions (more information is available here). In addition to our National Coalition, Museum partnerships include the United States Mint, PBS, the George Washington University, the National Archives, and more.
Please think through ways in which we might work together, and be as specific as possible on the partnership proposal form. Please note: Equity-informed women’s history programs and related partnerships are a core organizational priority whereby we align our external work with our internal commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). DEIA is a driving force in our partnerships, community outreach efforts, and within the fields of history and civics education; partnership proposals demonstrating a strong commitment to DEIA will be prioritized.
Book Club Suggestions
The NWHM is not taking suggestions from authors or publishers for Women's History Book Club reads at this time.
Live Program Book Suggestions
Thank you for your interest in having your book be a part of the Museum’s live programs. NWHM curates programs based on a variety of factors, including the mission, NWHM's current themes and exhibitions, the needs and interests of its audiences, and current events. The Museum will often reach out directly to authors that fit the mission. NWHM encourages you to learn more about the Museum’s mission, themes, and resources on the website: womenshistory.org.
If you are interested in collaborating on a live program, please fill out the Partnership Proposal Form. A response to your request will be sent within 90 days of receipt.
Please note:
· The Museum is unable to do book buys, but can link to a preferred bookseller.
· NWHM asks that you provide a moderator/list of potential moderators for your program.
· Please include a justification of why your book fits with the current themes and mission of NWHM, as well as a reason you would like to hold your program at the time and date you’ve suggested.
All partnership proposals will be reviewed within three weeks of their submission. Due to the high volume of requests we receive, we regret that there are only a limited number of partners that we can work with at any given time. Please note: We do not currently accept unsolicited manuscripts, articles, films/videos, or educational resources. The National Women's History Museum is a nonpartisan, non-profit 501c(3) organization, and only nonpartisan partnerships will be considered. Please fill out the following form in its entirety, as completed proposals are required for consideration. We look forward to reviewing your proposal!