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American Women, American Citizens: 1920-1948 will engage participants in groundbreaking new scholarship, dialogue with leaders in the field, primary source research, and meaningful curriculum…
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… The Birth of an American Empire … yes Birth of an American Empire: Columbia's Easter Bonnet … Lesson 2: The Spanish–American War On April 11, 1898, two months after the battleship U.S.S. Maine was destroyed by an … Door Notes from multiple perspectives. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 01/20/11 … Editor …
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… The Amendments Project … Website History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History … Related … Closer Reading … Activist Constellations: Recovering Black Women's Labor and Leadership … Activist Constellations: …
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… Kate Chopin’s The Awakening … yes Kate Chopin House, State Highway 495, … will explore how Chopin stages the possible roles for women in Edna's time and culture through the examples of … sharp relief? Evaluate Kate Chopin's place in literary history. Analyze the components of literary realism and …
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… Magical Realism in One Hundred Years of Solitude … yes Gabriel Garcia … García Márquez actually recapitulates episodes in the history of Latin America through the story of real and … and felt an inspiration. He wrote daily for eighteen months, almost bankrupting his family, and finally finished …
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… The Things They Carried: Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War Novel Endures … … many aspects of the military have changed. For one thing, women now serve in combat roles, too. Critics have hailed … students may have already encountered. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History Vietnam …
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… What Makes a Hero? … yes Joint Service Color Guard passes in review … be divided into categories? … Activity 6. Heroes from History … In this Activity, students will research … Robinson Jim Thorpe Historical Figures Who Worked for Women's Rights Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Blackwell Carrie …
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… Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno … Video History & Social Studies U.S. History … Formatted Title … … Chávez, Huerta, and the UFW … Media Resource … BackStory: Women at Work … BackStory: Women at Work Teacher's Guide … …
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… The Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional? … yes Poem honoring the … about the Boston Tea Party, an editor at The Bay State Monthly remarked, "This account of the Boston Tea-Party … … a link from The American President . An Outline of American History (1994), Chapter Three: Boston "Tea Party" , on From …
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… Lincoln’s Enduring Legacy … April 13, 2018 Julia Nguyen yes … 1861–1865, were among the most momentous in America’s history. A month after his election, South Carolina seceded from the …
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… We the People Bookshelf: A More Perfect Union … August 16, 2019 yes We the … 1930s Related Websites American Experience: Marian Anderson History Matters Penn Library Exhibitions; Marian Anderson, A … Son: Presidential Families Who were the Foremothers of the Women's Suffrage Movement? Remembering the Ladies: The First …
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… Eleanor Roosevelt … yes Eleanor Roosevelt Photo caption Eleanor … Roosevelt's civil rights agenda? … Activity One, Group D: Women in Politics … Reading a short biography of Eleanor … a Thousand Words Teacher's Guide … Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons … Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons A …
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… Lesson 3: From Courage to Freedom … yes Photography of … Declaration of Independence granted to all but slaves and women? In what ways does Douglass demonstrate his courage? … effectively point out their hypocrisy? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History From Courage to …
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… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century … September 05, 2012 yes Cover of … happened to Ichabod Crane? … Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History … —Using the life of Davy Crockett as a model, … Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper": Writing Women … —Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story "The Yellow …
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… Lesson 1: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South … yes … Using an economics-focused approach to examining U.S. history prior to the civil war, students examine the role of … be a slave . — Liberty Rhetoric and Nineteenth Century Women , a link from the EDSITEment resource History Matters …
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… The Constitutional Convention of 1787 … yes Washington at … a setting sun." Franklin's optimism came only after many months of debate and argumentation over the form of … the powers and responsibilities today. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Civics 9-12 11/13/09 … …
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… Salem Witch Trials: Understanding the Hysteria … yes Trial … New England? What were some of the responsibilities of women? Explain how the story of Adam and Eve was used to … with on your own. Pay close attention to your individual's history and personality, as you will follow him or her …
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… Introduction to Modernist Poetry … yes Lady Reading Poetry, by Ishibashi Kazunori, … context of modernism and its significance beyond that era. History & Social Studies U.S. History Literature & Language … … Related Content … Closer Reading … National Poetry Month: Celebrating World Poetry … National Poetry Month: …
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… Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing … yes The … about Emily Dickinson was produced as part of the American Women of Achievement series, highlighting influential women throughout American history. The documentary features information about how her …
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… W.E.B. Du Bois Papers … Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History … … and sociologist. He co-founded the NAACP and edited its monthly magazine, The Crisis , which Du Bois used to draw …
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… Asian American and Pacific Islander Keywords for Chronicling America … Website History & Social Studies U.S. History … Related Content … … who is Chinese or of Chinese parents in a derogatory way. Women were not included because immigration restrictions …
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… Native American Cultures Across the U.S. … yes Sioux Indian woman in ceremonial … Indian peoples, and is necessary to understanding the history of this country. Background By the time children in … town. The Tinglit used to wear hats made of roots. Men and women wore ear and nose rings. Some had tattoos and disks …
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… Lesson 4: Life Before the Civil War … yes African American … Preparation The Civil War erupted after a long history of compromises and sectional debates over … store exclusively for ladies in Staunton. This will allow women, who may now, without being exposed to prying …
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… The Papers of the War Department … Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History … Related … … What can the Papers of the War Department tell us about women in the Early Republic? … (3:56-4:22) How does this …
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… Asian American & Pacific Islander Perspectives within … in inquiry-based teaching and learning, this lesson brings history, civics, and the arts together to learn about the … are not relegated to the past or limited to only certain months of the school year? Reference Websites “ Citizens if …
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… Understanding the Salem Witch Trials … yes Witchcraft trial at … confession ignited a hunt for witches that left 19 men and women hanged, one man pressed to death, and over 150 more … the size of the population than any other war in American history. A decade later, in 1685, King James II's government …
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… Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery … yes "The Old Plantation" … Wikimedia Commons One of the great tragedies of American history was the treatment of African-Americans. African … through a link from Documents of African-American Women ) … 1859 * … The Child's Anti-Slavery Book : …
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… From Neutrality to War: The United States and Europe, 1921–1941 … yes America on the Sidelines: … events typically included during this era of world history. For example, instead of labeling 1928 with … by the Roosevelt administration during the first fifteen months of World War II, culminating in the decision to …
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… Lesson 4: FDR and the Lend-Lease Act … yes A lend-lease tank … Great Britain, the Lend-Lease program was expanded within months to include China and the Soviet Union. Nazi Germany's … of Documentary Photography , from the EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters site, is worth reviewing, particularly if …