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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Charles Fourier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an excerpt from Fourier's 1820 book, "Theory of Social Organization," which explains his theory of communal work distribution that influenced a number of social experiments, including the Israeli kibbutzim.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Utopia

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces utopia in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: New Harmony Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
New Harmony was founded in 1815 by Rappites, and in 1825 Robert Owen attempted to create a utopian society. Many original Harmony Society buildings remain.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Travel the Shaker Historic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed history of the Shaker community through a tour of its historical sites. Learn about its history, its stories, and the people who were prominent in establishing this religion in America.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Pullman Strike, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that describes the Utopian factory town George Pullman built for his workers, a statement of the grievances that led them to strike against the company, the Pullman Company's response, and an editorial speculating on the...
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Other

Utopia in History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account of the idea of utopia (as seen in pictures) in the revolutionary period through the nineteenth century both in Europe and the United States.
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Indiana University

Iupui: Historic New Harmony, Indiana

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the landmark town of New Harmony, Indiana, which is the site of two attempted communal livings. Both the Harmonists, from 1814-1825, and the Owenites, from 1825-1826, called New Harmony home in hopes of a great...
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Curated OER

Pullman Co., 1893

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that describes the Utopian factory town George Pullman built for his workers, a statement of the grievances that led them to strike against the company, the Pullman Company's response, and an editorial speculating on the...

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