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Blendspace: What Was Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement?
A learning module that includes twelve links to images, information, and activities about Harriet Tubman.
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Ai Gul Gaisina as Kitri in Australian Ballet Production of Don Quixote, C. 1975
A broad selection of images featuring women and dance can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Backdrop Used in the Ballet 'Two Feet' 1992 [Picture] /
A broad selection of images featuring women and dance can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Artists in the Australian Ballet Production of La Fille Mal Gardee, 1970s
A broad selection of images featuring women and dance can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz: Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald
Learn about the life of Ella Fitzgerald, from her childhood as an orphan to her rise as a successful jazz singer. Includes audio (requires RealPlayer).
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Annie Oakley
A biography of Annie Oakley which traces her childhood, her stardom in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, her long marriage to Frank Butler, and her life after the show. Part of a larger PBS American Experience site about Annie Oakley.
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Dorchester County Library: Annie Oakley
A one-page, but extensive biography that examines Oakley's incredible life from her difficult childhood to her marriage to Butler and subsequent employment with the Wild West shows to her restless retirement. Excellent coverage.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: December 1: Rosa Parks & Pas De Deux
Two important events in U.S. history are described here. The first looks at Rosa Parks with quotes from Parks herself. The second looks at the New York City Ballet and the collaboration between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and...
Purdue University
George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers
The world's largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, memorabilia and artifacts.
PBS
Art21: Kara Walker
This artist is best known for exploring the themes of race, gender, and sexuality through silhouetted figures created by light projection.
University of Pittsburgh
Ch.2: The Solo Dancers: Isadora Duncan
Biographical information about dancer Isadora Duncan; includes the techniques she studied, her dance company, her philosophy, her fame and innovations in dance.
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Annie Oakley
Read the unbelievable story of Annie Oakley, an Ohio native and experienced marksman. This site uses a 1955 advertisement to tell how the "Little Sure Shot," eventually experienced world-wide fame.
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Cowgirl Hall of Fame: Lucille Mulhall
This brief biography describes the career achievements of American cowgirl Lucille Mulhall.
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Design Museum (London): Zaha Hadid
An impressive biography of Zaha Hadid, which includes a photo of Hadid, a chronological display of selected works, and a bibliography of additional readings.
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Bluffton University: Contemporary Arts Center
A wonderful compilation of 10,000 images by Mary Ann Sullivan of Bluffton College. There are images of the facade, general exterior, and the lobby of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, designed by Zaha Hadid. She is the...
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Flight of Amelia Earhart
A lesson unit to help students in grades 4-8 learn about the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart. The interactive timeline shows advances in technology and the world as a backdrop to Amelia's life.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Angie Debo Collection: Biography
Learn about the writings of Oklahoma historian Angie Debo and her work as a civil rights activist,
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Mahalia Jackson
Learn about the " Queen of Gospel", New Orleans born singer Mahalia Jackson.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Naacp, Constance Baker Motley
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, Justice Constance Baker Motley recalls her role as an NAACP attorney in landmark school desegregation cases.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Maria Gaetana Agnesi Biography
This biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE) describes the challenges overcome by Maria to become a well educated woman and famous mathematician. Be sure to follow the link containing information and a picture of the "Witch of...
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Sweet Briar College: Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?"
This site provides a very well laid out and easy to read text of Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I A Women" speech delivered to the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851.
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Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s 'Annie Oakley' Film
A screen shot from Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s "Annie Oakley."
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Girls on the Mayflower
Discusses the girls who came over on the Mayflower and what happened to them. Despite expectations, the girls had a much better survival rate than the men, women, or boys, but many of them lost parents and guardians. The last paragraph...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Abigail Smith Adams
This resource provides a brief biography of Abigail Adams (1744-1818 CE).
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