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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: 1968 Miss America Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS article traces the history of the Miss America pageant protest by the New York Radical Women in 1968. The term "Bra burners," caught on due to this protest.
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Article
Other

No More Miss America (1968 1969)

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-written article relates the story of the Miss America Beauty Pageant protest in 1968 by the New York Radical Women.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: New Jersey

For Students 3rd - 5th
Why is New Jersey referred to as the "Garden State?" Explore the state of New Jersey through America's Library. Site provides some interesting stories as well. You can read the story of Molly Pitcher, "Electrifying Hair-Do," and "A Wig,...