#GAReads | Where are all the women in kids' history books?
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“Where are all the women in kids' history books?”:
March is Women's History Month, which means for the past few weeks, education-focused websites have been full of lessons plans and ideas for teaching children about women in history.
What happens in kids' history books the other 11 months of the year, when women are not a focus, is another story, data shows.
Approximately one woman for every three men is mentioned in states' social studies or history standards in place as of 2017, according to an analysis by Smithsonian magazine.