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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.
Handout
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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Curated OER

China Labour, Cprr Payroll, March, 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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Curated OER

1852 California Census, Page 194

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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Curated OER

Advertisement in the Pacific Railroad Gazetteer, 1870.

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
Graphic
Curated OER

Centennial Chinese Rr Worker Commemorative Plaque

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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Curated OER

Ogden May 10th, 1919. Courtesy National Park Service.

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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Other

United Farm Workers: The Rise of the Ufw

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the United Farm Workers union, with information about 1960 conditions and the efforts to improve them.
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of the original Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is available on this site. You can also link to larger images, a typed transcript, and a downloadable .PDF file. There is also a concise and informative history and background on the...
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Chinese Immigration to the Us, 1851 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source documents giving historical evidence regarding the immigration of Chinese into the U.S. and the feelings of the government and the other settlers about it.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Times of the Gracchi: Causes of Civil Strife

For Students 9th - 10th
In a chapter from William Morey's 1901 textbook, he explains the make-up of the Roman populus at the beginning of the Late Republic.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Stirrings of Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
The democratic upheaval in politics exemplified by Jackson's election was merely one phase of the long American quest for greater rights and opportunities for all citizens. Another was the beginning of labor organization, primarily among...
Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Jane Addams (1860-1935), social reformer and founder of Hull House. She advocated juvenile-court law, tenement house regulation, 8-hour work day for women and labor rights.
Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Exploring the Minimum Wage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct research on a U.S. Department of Labor webpage to learn about the minimum wage and some laws affecting workers.
Handout
Other

Brown Quarterly: The Chinese and the Transcontinental Railroad [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
From The Brown Quaterly (1997) an article describing the role of the Chinese immigrant in building the railroad. Includes images of the Chinese railroad workers. (PDF - scroll down to page 7)
Handout
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...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Minimum Wage in America: A Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Since 1938, the U.S. federal government has established that workers are entitled to a base hourly wage. Which workers receive that minimum -- and how much -- has remained a political issue.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Growth of Populism

For Students 5th - 8th
Western farmers organized in an attempt to have their issues heard politically. Read about the various farmers' organizations which developed into the idea of populism and the formation of the Populist Party.
Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

U Mn: Gender Ratios in Global Migration: Men Who Migrate, Women Who Wait?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource uses a text and graph to show how the gender ratio of international migrants - the proportion of male to female migrants - has changed over time. Its goal is to stimulate thinking about shifting gender ratios in global...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Holocaust and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this lesson, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution." "includes images which should be reviewed in advance for their potential impact on students."
Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: The Doughnuts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
An economics and literature lesson addressing capital resources, increasing productivity, and research skills. Based on a story by Robert McClosky called The Doughnuts.

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