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U.s. History Timeline: 1865 1900
A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...
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American Antiquarian Society: Exhibitions: A Woman's Work Is Never Done
Images with accompanying narration on women's work from before the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution. Exhibit describes the domestic work that women did and continue to perform and also provides information on women...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Wake Up, America!
This resource covers the changing of America due to the Industrial Revolution which brought in not only new technology but also opened the door to reform movements. From the series by Joy Hakim, "A History of Us." Includes a teacher's...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Penn: Hospital Sketches by l.m. Alcott
Well-known writer Louisa May Alcott published her experiences as a hospital nurse in Boston in 1863. The complete text is offered here, but no accompanying commentary or interpretation.
Library of Congress
Loc: Industrial Education
After the Civil War, the free men and women had little skills to work in industrial America. Booker T. Washington established a training school to give these men and women the skills they needed to thrive. This annual report by...
PBS
Pbs: Angelina and Sarah Grimke
A biography of the Grimke sisters, women who were before their time in so many ways and who fought for equality of the sexes.
University of Washington
Digital Collections: Society and Culture Collection
The Social Issues Collection is an image database of the Western United States and the Pacific Northwest region. The collection covers a variety of political and social topics, from women's issues, government, labor organizations such as...
University of Richmond
Dsl: University of Richmond: Visualizing Emancipation
A map of slavery's end during the American Civil War. It finds patterns in the collapse of southern slavery, mapping the interactions between federal policies, armies in the field, and the actions of enslaved men and women on countless...
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
Curated OER
Female Farc Guerrilla
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.
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Farc Couple
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.
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Colombian Government Soldiers
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
Farc Guerrilla
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.