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Stanford University

Lesson Plan: The Children's Crusade and the Role of Youth in the African American Freedom Struggle

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Young people played significant roles in the Civil Rights movement. Class members examine the contributions of Barbara Johns, Claudette Colvin, Mary Louise Smith, and the children of Birmingham,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 26 – The 1960s & 1970s Counterculture

For Students 9th - 12th
In this 1960's and 1970's America worksheet, high schoolers read assigned textbook pages regarding the counterculture and respond to 41 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Georgia Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education

World of Fashion — Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Make sure your fashionistas know how to talk about all the latest and oldest styles. Partners work together to define 18 fashion-related terms, ranging from style to home furnishings. Definitions are included on the second page of the...
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Betty Friedan

For Students 9th - 10th
Journalist, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan was one of the early leaders of the women's rights movement of the 1960s and 70s.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Women's Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Taking its cue from the Civil Rights movement, the Women's Movement gained momentum throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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Digital History

Digital History: Feminism Reborn

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Tumultous 1960's

For Students 9th - 10th
The decade of the 1960s was a time of protest about the Vietnam War and civil rights, and progressive legislation addressing many problems. Find primary source material, charts, and statistics that cover these topics. Included are...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Black List Project: Barbara Harris

For Students 9th - 10th
Civil rights activist Reverend Barbara Harris is featured for her involvement in freedom rides and marches in the 1960's.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 8: An Age of Confidence and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the United States' response to the global uncertainty and instability that followed World War II and the ways that marginalized groups challenged discrimination, and the counter-responses to their...
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Brown University

The Whole World Was Watching: An Oral History of 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Memories of 1968 are collected via interviews conducted by high school students. Important issues during that time include civil rights, Vietnam, the politics of the time and women's rights. There are transcripts of interviews and key...
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The Sixties 1954 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive feature lets you decide if the feminist movement of the 1960s improved American women's lives. Covers the areas of politics, business, professions, family, and independence. See how your vote compares with others that have...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Second Wave Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1960s, influenced and inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, women of all ages began to fight to secure a stronger role in American society.
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Digital History

Digital History: Radical Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
Much like the civil rights movement, the women's movement also splintered during the 1960s. From these new radical groups emerged new ideas, new organizations, and some new vocabulary.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Growth of Feminist Ideology

For Students 9th - 10th
The evolution of feminist ideology began in 1949 with Simone de Beauvoir's book, "The Second Sex," and soon grew into a widespread reform movement of the 1960s by following the example of the civil rights movement.