A narrow definition of history is one. Having enough time to cover even the existing material is another. Students, too, have been programmed to think that women's history or black history is not as important. She notes that we may devote a day or a week to a few famous individuals because we are told it's politically correct. Newer texts are just beginning to address a fuller history by including stories of ordinary people.
Students relate to the everyday. . . .
I asked a group of students. All the students said that women's history was more of a priority with female teachers than male teachers. Almost all the girls felt that expanding the curriculum to includ e some focus on women would make their studies more interesting. The boys did not feel there was a real need to examine the contributions of women. A hero is not only someone who has wreaked havoc through brawn and money power, but person who stood strong for principle and brought the public around to seeing her position.