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Elizabeth Caroline Crosby (1888 1983), Sitting in Lab With Microscope

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A well-known authority on the anatomy of the brain, Elizabeth Caroline Crosby (1888-1983) was first woman to receive a full professorship at the University of Michigan Medical School and was a recipient of the National Medal of Science...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Winifred Phillips Hathaway (1870? 1954)

For Students 9th - 10th
Winifred Phillips Hathaway (1870-1954), Associate Director, National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, had just received the Leslie Dana Gold Medal at the June 1937 Association for Research in 'phthalmology meeting when this...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Hazel Katherine Stiebeling (1896 1989)

For Students 9th - 10th
Hazel Katherine Stiebeling (1896-1989) was a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritionist who helped to develop the daily allowance standards. In 1945, Stiebeling succeeded Louise Stanley as chief of the USDA Bureau of Home...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Florence Barbara Seibert (1897 1991)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biochemist Florence Barbara Seibert (1897-1991) developed the skin test for tuberculosis. After graduating from Goucher College, she worked as a chemist during World War I and then went to Yale University, where she earned a Ph.D. and...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Engle Pennington (1872 1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
Chemist Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), an expert on the refrigeration of perishable foods, had just been chosen by the American Chemical Society as the 1940 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal to honor outstanding...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Lura Sherrill (1888 1968)

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Mary Lura Sherrill (1888-1968) was head of the department of chemistry, Mount Holyoke College and, in 1947, had just received the Francis P. Garvan Medal. She had attended Randolph-Macon College (A.B., 1909) and University of Chicago...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: Alvin Cullom York Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
At the 1918 Battle of the Argonne Forest during World War I, Sergeant Alvin C. York distinguished himself with a one-man action that killed 25 enemy soldiers, took 132 prisoners, and captured 35 machine guns. York received the Medal of...
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Web Gallery of Art: Leonello D'este

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Leonello d'Este", created by Pisanello in 1444 (Bronze medal, diameter 6,7 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Francis I, King of France

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Francis I, King of France", created by Benvenuto Cellini in 1537 (Lead medal).
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Web Gallery of Art: Marceline Valmore

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Marceline Valmore", created by David D'Angers in 1832 (Bronze medal, diameter 15 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (Obverse)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (obverse)", created by Matteo De Pasti from 1449-55 (Bronze medal, diameter 8 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Fortitude, Seated on Two Elephants (Reverse)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Fortitude, seated on two elephants (reverse)", created by Matteo De Pasti from 1449-55 (Bronze medal, diameter 8 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor", created by Leone Leoni, c. 1547 (Bronze medal, diameter 7,5 cm).
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The King's Royal Yorkers

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about Loyalist soldiers. The website is produced by an applied history troop, a collection of people that recreate the battles fought by the King's Royal Yorkers. There is an informative Origins section and...
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The King's Royal Yorkers

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about Loyalist soldiers. The website is produced by an applied history troop, a collection of people that recreate the battles fought by the King's Royal Yorkers. There is an informative Origins section and...
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Tuesday

For Students 3rd - 5th
Where did David Weisner get the idea for Tuesday? Did he have a pet frog growing up? Did he live near a swamp? David Wiesner answers these questions as you read through his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Tuesday on this...
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Flying Frog From Tuesday

For Students 3rd - 5th
Where did David Weisner get the idea for Tuesday? Did he have a pet frog growing up? Did he live near a swamp? David Wiesner answers these questions as you read through his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Tuesday on this...
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Photo Credit: Ewan Nicholson

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Canadian Olympic champion Clara Hughes!Clara owns a place in history as being the only athlete to win medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics as both a speed skater and cyclist. Learn more about this dedicated woman and her...
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Barbara Ann Scott

For Students 9th - 10th
Barbara Ann Scott is Canada's only female figure skater to win an Olympic Gold Medal. The Celebrating Women's Achievement website from Canada's National Library and Archive profiles the skater nicknamed Canada's Sweetheart. After turning...
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Sandra Schmirler

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief biography of the Canadian Olympic gold medalist, Sandra Schmirler. The biography profiles Schmirler's passion for sport, her Olympic gold medal win in the 1998 Olympics and her untimely death in 2000. The information, brought to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Greek Coin

For Students 9th - 10th
In the reign of Philip of Macedon, the coinage of Greece had attained its full development, having a perfect reverse. One of the earliest specimens of the complete coin is a beautiful medal struck at Syracuse, with the head of Proserpine...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Olive Crown

For Students 9th - 10th
From a medal of Lepidus, represents an olive crown. - Anthon, 1891
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Adam Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
A medal with Adam Smith's profile image. He is cited as the father of modern economics and capitalism.

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