“We Built This: How Women Innovators Shaped the World”

The latest collaboration between the Smithsonian and USA Today is now available.

The Office of the Under Secretary for Education, the Office of Communications and External Affairs, the Office of Advancement, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative are pleased to announce the release of We Built This: How Women Innovators Shaped the World, the latest in our ongoing series of printed educational activity guides produced in collaboration with USA TODAY. In honor of Women’s History month, this edition examines the important roles women and girls have played as innovators and problem-solvers, We Built This will be distributed to more than 1 million learners and their families nationwide.

This 12-page premium edition features numerous examples from the collections and programming of the Smithsonian that illustrate women’s historic but often underappreciated contributions, from the woman who developed invisible glass to the woman who was the first American with disabilities to earn a pilot’s license. Stories like these are accompanied by objects from our collections, puzzles, and other activities, creating a guide that embodies the Smithsonian’s ability to combine education and inspiration, encouraging readers to exercise their own creativity along the way.

We appreciate all the people throughout the Smithsonian community who contributed their time and talents to make this guide possible.

Smithsonian educators work every day to make our robust content more accessible, and these high-quality no- and low-tech educational materials show the depth and breadth of what we offer to people everywhere.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this impressive and inventive collection. It can be accessed and downloaded on the Smithsonian Learning Lab website at https://s.si.edu/WeBuiltThis, and the entire series can be found with all the distance learning resources at https://learninglab.si.edu/distancelearning. Congratulations to the Smithsonian community who contributed to this guide! Please share it with the people in your life who would like to know more about these women who made history and shaped the world we live in today. 

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