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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Douglass Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this primary source pamphlet written by Jane Addams, who pushed for a woman's right to vote during the Progressive Era.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Draft Elizabeth Cady Stanton's the Woman's Bible

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's The Woman's Bible and summarizing text from Library of Congress.
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Unladylike2020

For Students 9th - 10th
These digital resources present the rich history of 26 little-known Progressive Era women, diverse in profession, race, ethnicity, geographical and class backgrounds, sexual orientation and gender expression, who broke barriers in...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: Sisters of '77: The Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Conference, held in Houston in 1977, held discussions on a wide range of women's issues. Find out about those who attended, and find a list of the twenty-six resolutions voted on at the conference.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: A Short History of the Long Fight Against Sexual Harassment Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Accusations of sexual harassment and assault against media mogul Harvey Weinstein caused a groundswell of allegations that have ended the careers of media, entertainment and political figures. Over a million women throughout the country...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Becoming Helen Keller

For Students 9th - 10th
Rediscover the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller (1880-1968), who was deaf and blind since childhood, used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice, particularly for women,...
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Article
Other

Blue Shoe Guide: The Nineteenth Amendment & the War of the Roses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides historical and biographical information about the fight in Tennessee to ratify the 19th Amendment.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
For a concise overview of the life of Susan B. Anthony, visit this site. It highlights her accomplishments as well as her involvement with the women's rights movement.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Photograph:elizabeth Cady Stanton (Seated) and Susan B. Anthony.

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902 CE), noted suffragist and reformer of the women's rights movement. Additional content includes a photograph and Stanton's statement before the Judiciary...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Photograph:elizabeth Cady Stanton.

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902 CE), noted suffragist and reformer of the women's rights movement. Additional content includes a photograph and Stanton's statement before the Judiciary...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Integrating Central High Melba Pattillo Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is the story of Melba Pattillo, one of the nine African American students who were the first to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her story is very informative, and the site ends with a reflection question of how...
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Other

Watson.org: African American History: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
From a paper written for a school project, find detailed notes on the Montgomery Bus Boycott, how it started, who started it, who participated, and the outcome.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Frederick Douglass

For Students 1st - 9th
This site contains information about the biography of Frederick Douglass a slave who taught himself to read and then became a leader in fighting for the civil rights of African-Americans and women.

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