Designed for elementary and secondary level use, the ideas, materials, and resources in this guide are intended to facilitate teachers' first efforts at expanding the study of women in U.S. history. The cross-cultural guide provides introductory information and suggestions to help develop classroom observances for the National Women's History Week Project. Included in the guide are: annotated bibliographies of guides and references, services and catalogs, records, journals, posters, and other miscellaneous materials; learning activities for grades 1-12; personal and family history questionnaires; two dramatic enactments; arts, research, and discussion ideas; a potpourri of women's historic accomplishments; biographies of seven women; puppet/paper doll cutouts of three women; a biography of Harriet Tubman and a songsheet containing a song sung by slaves using the underground railroad; a scramble puzzle; a sample library bibliography and game; a bibliography of elementary and secondary level books dealing with women's history; and a listing of state and regional sex-desegregation centers. (RM)