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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The True Story of Abbie Burgess

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a story from their textbooks about women in the 1850's. They discuss what it was like to be a woman living in American during this time period. They brainstorm heroines of American history and then discuss woman...
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Activity
Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society: The Battle of Bunker Hill: Biographies Mercy Otis Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
These biographies includes a very short bio on Warren (1748-1814 CE), a spirited female author who published a three-volume history of the American Revolution.
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Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Abigail Smith Adams

For Students 4th - 8th
This resource provides a brief biography of Abigail Adams (1744-1818 CE).
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Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Mercy Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief biography of Mercy Warren (1728-1814 CE), a famous author who lived during colonial times.
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Website
Other

B&r Samizdat Express: Mercy Otis Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the B&R Samizdat Express provides text of Warren's works: The Adulateur, The Defeat, The Group, The Blockheads, The Motley Assembly, and more.
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Curated OER

Library of Congress: About (A) Face

For Students 9th - 10th
Doris Ullman, American photographer (1882-1934), said, "A face that has the marks of having lived intensely, that expresses some phase of life, some dominant quality or intellectual power, constitutes for me an interesting face". This...