This theater workshop aligns with Grade 5 Module 4: Breaking Barriers. Hidden Women is a one woman play where historical women are presented to help students gain knowledge of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Each woman is presented in her own workshop. Please choose from the list below:
Clo Pratt: Life after Slavery: Clo will give a first-hand account of what was happening during the Revolutionary War here in Connecticut. (Grade 5 Module 4 - Breaking Barriers)
Elizabeth Keckly: A Letter from Frederick: Lizzy was a confidante and dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln, who also received assistance from Frederick Douglass. (Grade 5 Module 4 - Breaking Barriers)
Sarah Margu: A Child of the Amistad: Margu takes you beyond the legal case. She takes you on a journey to her life before capture. (Grade 5 Module 4- Breaking Barriers)
Bessie Coleman Story: Bessie flew into history when she did not allow discrimination or racism to stop her from reaching her goal. (Grade 5 - Module 4 - Breaking Barriers)
Joan Jackson - An Untold Love Story - Family, intrigue, deception, freedom and love. (Grade 5 Module 4 - Breaking Barriers)
In one hour, Tammy Denease will take students on a journey through time.
After the performance there will be an opportunity for students to ask questions regarding performance, stage setting, clothing or Hidden Woman.
Acts of Courage -
In this workshop students will learn about courage and bravery in the West.
Please choose from the list below:
Bass Reeves - Bass would become a freedom seeker who gained his freedom and became one of the first Black Deputy US Marshals west of the Mississippi River. (Grade 5 Module 4 - Breaking Barriers)
Mary (Stagecoach Mary) Fields - Would face the elements of weather, men and beast to reach her goal! She was the first Black woman to work as a star route postwoman in the United States. (Grade 5 Module 4 - Breaking Barriers)
Ruby Bridges - As a child Ruby would face hostile adults to obtain an education becoming the first Black child to attend a whites-only school in Louisiana. (Grade 5 Module 4 Breaking Barriers)
These programs will also be offered virtually. If, materials are needed, they will be submitted prior to the program.
