In this article, the authors highlight four children’s picture books that can be used to discuss gender diversity with young children in social studies.

Pauli Murray was an activist, legal scholar, author, and she was also queer. Her impact on the civil rights and women’s rights movements cannot be overstated. The authors present the reader with the potential for elementary teachers to disrupt and “unmute” curricular silencing by shifting focus to Pauli Murray’s story and work in the civil rights movement.  In this C3 inquiry, students explore ways Pauli “pushed for the promise” of America, revealing a more diverse citizenry within the social studies curriculum.

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, NCSS editors have curated this selection of articles and resources from Social Education and Social Studies and the Young Learner.