Learn how women fought for the right to vote and the work of the National Woman's Party(NWP).

Thomas Eakins's controversial painting that reflects the skill of professional, scientific practitioners during the late-nineteenth century.

Click here to see a photo of Jane Addams & read her biography. Read about her dedication the Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.The first female to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Addams was also known for her support of women's...

Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.

With the waning of the Progressive Era, the political landscape of Republican presidents like Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge emphasized business interests.

A notorious lecturer, fearless writer, and merciless publisher, Goldman was one of the most controversial women in America. For more than thirty years, she defined the limits of dissent and free speech in Progressive Era America.

Primary documents to use in your study of the Works Progress Administration. Find posters and narrative that will give you insights into the WPA era. Be sure to click on Collection Connections for more information and learning activities.

Photograph of women parading in support of women's suffrage.

This lesson plan will result in imaginary Works Progress Administration (WPA) interviews similar to those found in American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 of the Library of Congress that...

Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic,...

This collection uses primary sources to explore The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

This collection uses primary sources to explore visual art during the Harlem Renaissance.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the impact of women blues performers.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.

This collection uses primary sources to explore Ida B. Wells and anti-lynching activism.

This collection uses primary sources to explore American Indian boarding schools.

A collection that uses primary sources to explore Negro League Baseball.

A collection that uses primary sources to explore the experiences of African American Soldiers in World War I.

A collection uses primary sources to explore the construction of the Panama Canal.

This collection uses primary sources to explore Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.

This collection uses primary sources to explore Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.

This collection uses primary sources to explore blackface minstrelsy in modern America.

This site has a series of photographs of different areas in the United States during the beginning of the 20th century.

This website from Vassar College for Political Cartoons offers a look at Socialism in 1896 with special attention to the thoughts of Eugene V. Debs.