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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Office Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly describes the shift in offices from male to female clerical workers. Details the progression of women in going from clerical positions to managerial positions.
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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the reforms that were instituted not only in Georgia, but in the entire country during the Progressive Era. Read a history of the beginnings of progressivism, the people involved, and a recounting of the various...
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Georgetown College: Introduction to American History: Progressivism (1900 1920)

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page for a good overview of some general goals of Progressives. Material is presented in outline form and identifies major Progressive issues and attitudes.
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Digital History

Digital History: Opponents of Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short description of the many reasons men were opposed to women's suffrage. There were many fears about what the women might vote for or against.
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Polytechnic School: The Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A great outline that highlights the important parts of the Progressive Era from those involved in reforms to the reform programs themselves. Not much detail, but good information.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Edith Nourse Rogers

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes Edith Nourse Rogers for her work as a political leader during the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to her legislation that established the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps.
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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Adam Smith's Laissez Faire Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Victorian Web provides an essay on the Laissez-Faire Policies of Adam Smith. He believed the government should not interfere with business.

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