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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Emma Lazarus

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Emma Lazarus. Copy of her poem "The New Colossus" included.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Eudora Welty

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this brief account of Eudora Welty's place in the pantheon of southern writers.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Pearl Buck

For Students 9th - 10th
A short discussion of the influence of her experiences in China on Peal Buck's writings. Included is her portrait painted by Vita Solomon.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jessie Fauset

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of Jessie Fauset, who was a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. See a portrait of her painted by Laura Wheeler Waring.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Edna Ferber

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the works of American writer, Edna Ferber and a photograph of her taken by George Platt Lynes.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Included is an engraving of her done in 1855.
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Other

Women in History: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief listing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's education, family background, and her accomplishments.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Harriet Beecher Stowe House

For Students 9th - 10th
This 'Aboard the Underground Railroad' site provides a short outline of Stowe's life and work.