Virtual: Women of Ravensbrueck Concentration Camp

For Educators in Grades 7-12

This spring marks 85 years since the opening of Ravensbrueck Concentration Camp, Nazi Germany’s concentration camp for women. Over the next six years, the camp, which was located 50 miles north of Berlin, imprisoned over 120,000 women and children and 20,000 men. Participants in this training will gain a clear overview of the camp and its history, with a focus on the women in Ravensbrueck: both the women who ran the camp as guards and those who were imprisoned there. Those imprisoned represent the diversity of people targeted by the Nazi regime, including Jews, Roma and Sinti, LGBTQ+, Jehovah’s Witnesses, political prisoners, those categorized as “asocials,” and many others. Testimony and primary source documents will be shared and modeled for use in the classroom. Integrating Ravensbrueck into Holocaust units expands students’ understanding of Nazi camps and provides a rich history of women’s experiences during the Holocaust. 

Workshop Includes:

• Classroom Resources
• 1.5 Clock Hours/CPDUs