Free online materials for educators from the In Their Own Words series

These special editions of the In Their Own Words series feature new materials geared toward teachers and students. They’re perfect for classrooms and for inspiring our leaders of today and tomorrow. These materials include:

Background Information teachers can share with students
Research and Discussion topics
Connections to Social Emotional Learning

The series includes the following titles.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words

Explore the thoughts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, history’s second woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court justice.

This collection of quotes is a comprehensive picture of her legacy and her impact on American history, specifically geared toward middle and high school readers. The quotes in the collection touch on equality, the law, feminism, the United States justice system, education, and more.

Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words

Delve into the speeches and interviews of Michelle Obama: author, lawyer, humanitarian, and the trailblazing first Black woman to serve as First Lady of the United States.

This collection of quotes is a comprehensive picture of her legacy as one of America’s most recognizable and influential women, specifically geared toward middle and high school readers. The quotes in the collection touch on education, friendship and community, life lessons, America, the role of First Lady, making change, inequality and injustice, and more.

Taylor Swift: In Her Own Words

Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time, a pop music phenomenon turned titan of industry and cultural icon: Taylor Swift.

This collection of quotes is a comprehensive picture of her meteoric rise to the top, her ever-savvy business sense, and her increasingly outspoken perspective on the music world and beyond.

LEBRON JamEs: In His Own Words

Get inside the head of LeBron James: basketball star, activist, philanthropist, and one of the most influential athletes in the world.

This collection of quotes is a comprehensive picture of his legacy as one of the world’s most recognizable and influential athletes, specifically geared toward middle and high school readers. The quotes in the collection touch on sports, community, life lessons, opportunity, equality, justice, and more.

In Their Own Words

Young Reader editions

Supplemental Materials for Educators