Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: James Russell Lowell Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania site provides a biography of James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). Discusses his ancestry, education, and work as a poet, essayist, and satirist. Describes Lowell's role in the Abolitionist movement. Includes suggestions for...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Trailblazing Surgeon Mary Walker Still One of a Kind

For Students 7th - 8th
Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) was an American abolitionist, prisoner of war, and surgeon. She received the highest medal one can receive in the military, the Medal of Honor, for her role as a surgeon during the Civil War. In this...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Nineteenth Century Women: Struggle and Triumph Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Journals, letters, and narratives reveal a part of America's history not revealed in textbooks, the story of women, namely the women of the 1800s. With this lesson, young scholars gain understanding of women and history through various...
Interactive
National Geographic

National Geographic: Underground Railroad: The Journey

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interactive resource in which students choose their fate by making their own decisions as they travel the Underground Railroad.
Graphic
Curated OER

John Greenleaf Whittier

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides extensive details about John Greenleaf Whittier's life including his upbringing on a farm in Haverhill, MA, just across the river from New Hampshire, and his attempts to run the farm after his father's death. Explains Whittier's...