Library of Congress
Loc: Anna E. Dickinson Papers
The papers of lecturer, reformer, actress, and author Anna Elizabeth Dickinson span the period 1859-1951 but are chiefly concentrated in the years from 1859 to 1911. The collection consists of approximately 10,000 items. Included are...
Duke University
Duke University: Special Collections Library: Rose O'neal Greenhow
This article is about Rose Greenhow, her life, and the important roles women played in the war.
BBC
Bbc: Women Fighting in Colombia
An article which examines the role of women in FARC, the largest guerilla group fighting a civil war in Colombia. The article is dated January 4, 2002.
Curated OER
Spanish Civil War Survivor Sam Russell
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Lou Kenton
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Jack Jones
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Alfred Sherman
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Dave Goodman
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor David Marshall
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Bob Doyle
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Sol Frankel
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor George Wheeler
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Frank Mills
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
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Spanish Civil War Survivor Chris Thorneycroft
"Some 2,400 British men and women traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight in the civil war against fascism. The Guardian has interviewed 23 of the 40 survivors. Here are their accounts."
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abolitionist author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, rose to fame in 1851 with the publication of her best-selling book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which highlighted the evils of slavery.
University of Virginia
Virginia Center for Digital History: United States Expansion, 1800 1860
An essay that looks at issues affecting Americans leading up to the Civil War. These included economic changes that led to new ideological, social, cultural, and political issues that further divided the nation along moral and regional...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Involuntary Migration: Testimonies of Women Refugees
This resource includes memoirs of two women who were forced to flee civil conflicts in their countries. The goal is to further the understanding of how men and women experience political and religious exile differently.
PBS
Pbs: Julia L. Lovejoy
This site from PBS provides letters by Julia Louisa Lovejoy written in 1855-1863 describe anti-slavery efforts in Kansas.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Little Women
This classic novel written just after the Civil War, is looked at in detail in this fascinating site. Read about the characters, the themes and quotations in this excellent site.
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980
Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture,...
Black Past
Black Past: Historically Black Colleges and Universities of Atlanta
This interesting encyclopedia article gives information about theblack universities that were founded in Atlanta after the Civil War. Later several joined together to make a consortium called the Atlanta University System.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: National Organization for Women (Now)
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was established in 1966 to promote equal rights, including equality of opportunity for women in employment.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman
This article overviews Harriet Tubman's involvement with the Underground Railroad, her service in the military during the Civil War, and her fight as an activist for African-American and women's rights.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: All American Girl
This lesson plan on Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and other women writers is designed to "enhance the Social Studies curriculum for fourth and fifth graders by providing information on the roles that women had during three areas in...