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Website
Other

Points of Light

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The mission of the organization is to instill compassion and the idea of service and philanthropy in school children. Find out how to start a Care Club and what projects the children can participate in.
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Website
Other

Ufw: Dolores Huerta

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy and detailed biography of Dolores Huerta who has spent her life championing the rights of farmworkers.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Two months after the Greensboro sit-ins, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed to coordinate the sit-ins and other forms of social activism against white oppression.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion to a PBS documentary that tells the story of America during the 1960s includes a timeline of newsworthy events from the decade and a series of thematic vignettes that addresses the war in Vietnam, sixties pop culture,...
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Primary
Other

Equal Rights for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of a speech made by U.S. House Representative Shirley Chisholm on the dismal state of women's rights in 1969.
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Website
Other

Public Citizen

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of "Public Citizen", an online source for information on consumer and other public interest issues. The site contains numerous links to related topics.
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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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Handout
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Women of the Century: Politics & Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical entries of women who were pioneers in politics and government with links to additional information about their lives and causes.