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Bill of Rights Institute

Freedom for All?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What did abolitionists have in common with those working for women's rights? How has the Native American struggle for voting rights differed from the struggles of other groups? Class members examine the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th...
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Penguin Books

Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...
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Middle Tennessee State University

Fights, Freedom, and Fraud: Voting Rights in the Reconstruction Era

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
As part of a study of post Civil War era, young historians investigate the changes in voting rights during the Reconstruction Era (1863-1876), the fraud involved in the Hayes-Tilden presidential election of 1876, and efforts by Pap...
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Random House

Focus On: Censorship & Banned Books

For Students 6th - 12th
Billy Collins' "Rain" introduces the Random House 104-page magazine for educators that focuses on censorship and banned books. The resource is packed with teaching guides, articles by noted authors, and links to...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Wake Up, America!

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers the changing of America due to the Industrial Revolution which brought in not only new technology but also opened the door to reform movements. From the series by Joy Hakim, "A History of Us." Includes a teacher's...
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Historian's Perspective: Winning the Vote: History of Voting Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Historian-authored three-part overview looks at the history of voting rights in America, touching on all the critical moments in American history when voting rights were first denied then granted to...
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Other

Black History From a to Z

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will enjoy exploring this colorful site during Black History Month, or any other month! Follow the timeline of famous African American women and inventors, or just click on a letter of the alphabet to find brief pieces of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Women and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the opportunities that women had during World War II to work in jobs that had previously been unimaginable. To assist working mothers, the first childcare programs were begun, and efforts were made to make jobs in the defense...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: African Americans, Women, and the Gi Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the GI Bill was intended to provide benefits to all WWII veterans, African Americans and women who had served had difficulties taking advantage of them due to discriminatory practices at the state and local levels.
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Other

University of Arkansas Libraries: Land of (Un)equal Opportunity

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of records and photographs that documents the struggle for equality in Arkansas by African Americans, women, and Japanese Americans. Timeline, lesson plans, and similar resources available for added depth.
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University of Richmond

University of Richmond: History Engine: Maggie L. Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Maggie L. Walker outlines her rise to success as the first African American bank owner in the United States.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Women in the 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at what life was like for women in 1950s America. Examines the tension between the expectations of conformity and domesticity and an emerging discontent as many women chose to continue working after World War II. Meanwhile, African...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: December 1: Rosa Parks & Pas De Deux

For Students 9th - 10th
Two important events in U.S. history are described here. The first looks at Rosa Parks with quotes from Parks herself. The second looks at the New York City Ballet and the collaboration between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Gertrude Ederle, First Woman to Swim the English Channel

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Gertrude Ederle.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Madam c.j. Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Madam C.J. Walker was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist. She rose from poverty in the South to become one of the wealthiest African American women of her time.
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The History Place

The History Place: African Americans in World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of ground-breaking African Americans who participated in the World War II effort in the European and Pacific fronts. Also highlights awards, honors and African American women in the War.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Women in American History

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc. you can follow brave-hearted women through a timeline of unbelievable "Herstory." Impressive site tracks the unsinkable American woman from Early American adventurers like Sacagawea and...
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Other

Women's International Center: Women's History in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the social conditions in America that led to the Women's Movement, along with some women's world history.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
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Other

Washington and Lee University: Black History Month: Maggie Lena Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Maggie L. Walker was the first female bank president of the United States. Learn about the life and work of this African American teacher and entrepreneur. This brief biography includes accompanying audio [1:49], as well as a...
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Other

History's Women: Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist Suffragist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of African American Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 in upstate New York.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of the famous abolitionist and former slave, Sojourner Truth.
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Other

Early Women Masters: Harriet Powers

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful portrayal of the life and work of the "mother of African-American quilting."
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Ida B. Wells Barnett

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.