Lessons in Herstory helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Flexibility:  Trying something new. 

Because women only make up 11% of the stories told in History books, using the Lessons in Herstory app is a great way for the user to try something new! Learning about women who are often forgotten in traditional textbooks can help the user practice their flexibility skills by learning something outside of the normal range of historical facts. And because there are two ways to do this, the user can also learn about these women in different ways, either by scanning the pictures in the textbook or scrolling through the app and choosing a woman they want to learn more about. 

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks.

Learning something new is a great way to practice focusing skills. And for users who struggle with Focus, Lessons in Herstory can provide a low-stakes approach to practicing this skill. The app does not offer tons of information on each woman, but rather bite sized facts that are designed to provide some insight and entice the reader to learn more about these women on their own. For this reason, users who struggle with staying focused can practice this skill by choosing one or two women at a time and learning something about them by either scanning a photo in their textbook or choosing them from a list on the app.