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Women's Involvement In The Progressive Era

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a activity that is investigating the Progressive Era of history. They conduct research focusing on the role of women in era. The information provides the perspectives necessary to address the popular stereotypes...
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USH Progressivism

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore, analyze and interpret various strands of the progressive movements of the early twentieth century. They cover the background of child labor laws, Susan B. Anthony's 1873 court speech and alcohol issues in the...
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Reform Movements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the reform movements in connection to the suffering of women, African American rights, temperance and prohibition, education reform, etc... They brainstorm in groups in order to come up a historical analysis of the...
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The Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to the 18th Amendment. After a discussion on Prohibition, the groups determine if it was a success or a failure and present their findings to the class. They view political cartoons of the day and analyze their meaning.
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Historical Scavenger Hunts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the impact of historical events. For this historical scavenger hunt lesson, students examine photographs of a local monument that zoom in on details. Young scholars record their impressions regarding the...
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Susan B. Anthony Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
The history of women's suffrage and Susan B. Anthony are examined in this social studies lesson plan. Third and fourth graders participate in a simulation of a vote, develop slogans for women's suffrage, complete a KWL chart, write a...
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How Does Preserving Wilderness Enhance Forestry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify events of the environmental movement in the United States.  For this environment  lesson students study Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, who had a great impact on the environmental movement. 
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Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, documents her life and era with photographs, illustrations, and interviews. It demonstates how this feminist leader simultaneously influenced events and was shaped by external forces.
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Abolition/Social Reform PowerPoint Presentations Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, in groups, is choose a research topic from a list imbedded in this plan. They are given two class periods to collect and organize information on their topic and create a PowerPoint presentation to give to the class.
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Dress Reform in the 19th Century

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders utilize the writings of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Timothy Shay Arthur, Elizabeth Smith Miller, Frances Hard and others to explore the dress reform movements of the mid to late 19th century.
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Research Projects for Regional History

For Teachers K - 12th
Young writers of any grade level research a historical topic of their choice about their local community. Using primary sources, they examine the historical significance of their area. They participate in activities such as going on a...
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Women's History Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore the contributions that women have made throughout American history. Here are 10 questions that take learners through time, stopping to recognize various accomplishments women have made along the way. The online worksheet includes...
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Women's Rights and Reform

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students evaluate primary source documents. They assess the development of women's rights in the United States. They identify other rights beside suffrage that were important to famous women reformers.
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Susan B. Anthony, Activist

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine Susan B. Anthony's life and causes she worked for. In this Susan B. Anthony lesson plan, students work in groups to research the activist roles of Susan B. Anthony and decide if she was a philanthropist. Students look...
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Prohibition Then; MADD Today

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine consumer traits. In this economics instructional activity, students examine the separate histories of Prohibition and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Students participate in a classroom simulation to discover how the...
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Chapter 4 – Antebellum Counterculture and Society

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Antebellum South worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages on the Antebellum counterculture and society and respond to 37 short answer questions.
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Chapter 13 – Progressivism

For Students 9th - 12th
In this U.S. history activity, high schoolers read assigned textbook pages regarding Progressivsim and respond to 48 short answer questions.
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Hatchet Job

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the difference between temperance and prohibition. After reading a story, students explore the difference between a vigilante action and a protest. They explore social and political factors that may cause social...
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Finding Katahdin: An Online Exploration of Maine's Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the document " The Recent Tragedy at Harry Cole's Rum Saloon" and sing the song. They decide if the actions taken by Mrs. Jere Swett were proper.
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Stand Up and Sing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students locate historical references in songs. They create music/lyrics to illustrate an historical topic.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women and the Temperance Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary set uses photographs, letters, posters, and publications to explore women and the Temperance Movement. Includes teaching guide.
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Library Company of Philadelphia: Ardent Spirits: American Temperance Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive exhibit of the origins of the temperance movement in the United States, dating from the seventeenth century.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Women, Temperance Reform, and the Cult of Domesticity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson on how women's role in the campaign against alcohol consumption in 19th-century America reflected the strengths and limitations of the cult of domesticity. Complete set of resources for a comprehensive study.
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Old State House Museum: John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink

For Students 9th - 10th
The social struggle for and against drink in Arkansas is the focus of this expansive exhibit, including the Temperance and Prohibition Movements. This interactive site is divided into chronological narratives with detailed information...