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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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… false pretenses. A petition assembled by the native-led Women's Hawaiian Patriotic League in 1897 was sent to speak … Everything Your Students Need to Know About Immigration History Teacher's Guide Asian American and Pacific Islander …
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… citizens. This lesson will focus on the individual men and women who embraced King’s message and advanced the Civil … territories have produced encyclopedias focused on local history and culture. EDSITEment's Teacher's Guide " …
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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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… 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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… BackStory: Another Burden to Bear Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson Plan The Path of the Black …
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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 …
Teacher's Guide
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…
Closer Readings Post
… 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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… 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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… 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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… Eyre", 1931. Wikimedia Commons What was life like for women during the Victorian age? You will explore several … rather than British, it does present attitudes towards women's roles that would be familiar to a British audience. …
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… paid for their modest successes. Combining the study of history and literature, the goal of these activities is to … context of My Antonia , begin with the EDSITEment resource Women of the West Museum , which can also be used by …
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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 …
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… and Manuscript Library "Dazed and slowly moving—men and women with sordid bundles on their backs, shuffling along … Students may wish to attend a sports event, a living history event, or a historic reenactment to recapture a …
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… desperate and poor campesinos ; and the different types of women who joined the struggle. Towards the end of the book, … conquistadores , while also recognizing Mexico’s shared history and culture. The Mexican muralists influenced … celebrates Francisco Villa and his immortality in the history of Mexico. “ Corrido del general Zapata ,” (VIDEO) …
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… an artist and educator, Hendricks was keenly aware that the history of European and North American art largely omitted … goddess of love, affirming the beauty and power of Black women. In addition to her artistic practice, Burroughs was … of the Medusa shipwreck from NEH-supported Smarthistory . Why is this painting considered radical? …
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… can also gain valuable insights in the study of social history. This lesson examines two themes in this novel — the status of women and the nature of class. Brontë, Charlotte : Jane Eyre … Values in Willa Cather's My ántonia —Combining the study of history and literature, the goal of this lesson is to guide …