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Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition Signed by Thomas A. Edison

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What a surprise to read about the several controversies engendered by the request that the Columbian Exposition be open on Sundays. This lesson plan examines the background of the main controversy and its relation to the First Amendment. Additional controversies addressed woman suffrage, equality for women, and equality for African Americans.

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woman suffrage, women's equality, world fairs, columbian exposition, first amendment rights, ida b. wells, world's columbian exposition, equality for african americans, world's columbian exposition, chicago
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)