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… into a reasoned argument about the past. AP World History: Modern Topic 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900 Learning … following are prohibited: unhealthful or dangerous work by women and by minors under sixteen years of age; industrial …
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… century: the Progressive movement, the New Deal, the Women's Movement, the struggle for racial justice, and the … the Power of the Ballot " on the the EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters . Mary McLeod Bethune's 1939 speech " What …
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… of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art), … resource is drawn from the content of the Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, … events often omitted from European and North American art history. Symbolism plays a significant role in many of his …
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… Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … 1893 World’s Fair and the First Ferris Wheel Lesson Plan Women's Equality: Changing Attitudes and Beliefs Lesson Plan … source analysis. The closer readings commentary Teaching Women’s History Through Great Speeches can serve as a guide …
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EDSITEment brings online humanities resources directly to the classroom through exemplary lesson plans and student activities. EDSITEment develops AP level lessons based on primary source…
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Created through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers visitors the ability to search and view newspaper…
Our collection of resources is designed to assist students and teachers as they prepare their NHD projects and highlights the long partnership that has existed between the National Endowment…
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This workshop will focus on the twin themes of history and memory, and how together they reinforce the perception of Gettysburg as “hallowed ground.” Led by specialists in Civil War history,…
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… that the mid-15th century was a key turning point in World History. European exploration and settlement of the Americas … influence of the Ottomans in Humanities magazine feature " Women's Trousers and Such: The Ottoman Influence on Early …
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… unit or a study of a particular period of American history. Many examples of portraits are offered, but you can … Revolution, Presidents, First Ladies, Famous American Women, Civil War, Native Americans, Black History, The …
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… a novel as a "primary" source—a way to learn about social history, students can gain valuable insights. Fictional … information. This lesson examines two themes—the status of women and the nature of class—in Jane Austen's masterpiece … fictional characters to illustrate the complexities of women's lives has earned her the respect of social …
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… The Amendments Project Website History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … Transformed the Constitution Lesson Plan Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage Lesson Plan The Supreme Court: … will help students better appreciate the struggle for women's rights and the vestiges of the anti-suffrage …
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… available through Domestic Goddesses: AKA Scribbling Women (a link from EDSITEment-reviewed Kate Chopin: A … of the article (which deals predominantly with the history of Louisiana Creole culture). The article extends …
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… the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work of W. C. Handy and a … of "Grey Horse Blues," for example, is a man surrounded by women (mother, sister, lover, even his trusty mare), while …
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… Preparation Instructions The Civil War erupted after a long history of compromises and sectional debates over … on differences between the North and South. Lesson 5: Women's Lives Before the Civil War What was life like for …
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… of St. Paul and St. Jerome, two men whose opinions about women the Wife specifically alludes to in her Prologue. In … Geoffrey Chaucer Website Sex, Society, and Medieval Women Women in Medieval Society As one possible exercise, … & Language Arts Reading 9-12 01/16/11 11/21/19 Women’s History …
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Our Teacher's Guide offers a collection of lessons and resources for K-12 social studies, literature, and arts classrooms that center around the achievements, perspectives, and experiences of…
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… and knowledge were entirely reserved for men, the education women could have was very basic, furthermore, women were not … Sor Juana’s writings considered groundbreaking documents on women’s rights and women’s place in the New World Colonial … how to think, read, and write critically about literature History & Social Studies World History Literature & Language …
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… Ad*Access site, a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters site, provides an excellent look at popular … of Congress American Memory Collection. b. The National Women's History Project's A Timeline of the Women's Rights …
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… Historical markers, monuments, plaques—every so often, the history of a landscape and the people who have inhabited it … irrupts into the present. More often than not, however, the history of a place lies hidden from view. Clio , a free … organization, discussing all of the local sites related to women's history, African American history, military history, …
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… characterized as a place where heroic, hard-working men and women faced danger and the unknown daily. New skills were … Analyze the ways in which the perspectives of those writing history shaped the history that they produced. …
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… Legislation Impossible - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement: Focus on Women Curriculum Competing Voices of the Civil Rights …
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… of many genres: epic, tragedy, comedy, narrative poetry, history play, novel, short story, memoir, and lyric poetry. … far as we know, never experienced war himself, based Trojan Women and other plays on myth and epic. Both Iliad and …
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… website Digital Classroom . Background information on the history of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 , as well as … explaining what they might contribute to three different histories of the event. This should include: A factual … literature of recollections written by Confederate women after the Civil War. For additional examples, go to …
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… know about pioneers. Who were they? With what period in history are they associated? Where did they come from? Where … 7." Students may also wish to visit the EDSITEment-reviewed Women of the West website for accounts of the lives of women …
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… 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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… drawing life from that distant time when the study of history, philosophy, arts, literature, and language itself … of the drama, the interlocking conflicts between men and women, age and youth, society and the individual, human …