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English writer Emily Brontë is born
July 30, 1818
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Lesson Plan / Literature & Language ArtsIntroducing Jane Eyre: An Unlikely Victorian Heroine
Through their interpretation of primary documents that reflect Victorian ideals, students can learn the cultural expectations for and limitations placed on Victorian women and then contemplate the writer Charlotte Brontë's position in that context. Then, through an examination of the opening chapters of Jane Eyre, students will evaluate Jane's status as an unconventional Victorian heroine.
Henry Ford, American inventor, is born
July 30, 1863
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Lesson Plan / History & Social StudiesWas There an Industrial Revolution? New Workplace, New Technology, New Consumers
In this lesson, students explore the First Industrial Revolution in early nineteenth-century America. Through simulation activities and the examination of primary historical materials, students learn how changes in the workplace and less expensive goods led to the transformation of American life.
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