Lesson Plan
SILENCES IN THE ARCHIVE: WOMEN'S HISTORY AND PRIMARY SOURCES (CIVIL WAR)
An NWHM Education Team-created Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Album on women's history and primary sources in the Civil War
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
This is a short thirty-minute lesson on Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.
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Biography
Elizabeth Keckley
Born into slavery, Elizabeth Keckley’s story is one of perseverance and ingenuity in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Biography
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to receive a Medical Degree (MD) in the United States.
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Ida B. Wells: Suffragist and Anti-Lynching Activist
This mini lesson will introduce students to Ida B. Wells through a primary source and invite students to explore the geography of American lynchings through an interactive map.
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Gloria Steinem, Feminism and “Living the Revolution"
Students will use the words of Gloria Steinem, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Betty Friedan to better understand sexism in America. will Students will ultimately write a short piece evaluating the extent to which second-wave feminists were successful.
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Fannie Lou Hamer and Social Activism
This lesson provides an insight into the rhetoric and social action of Fannie Lou Hamer. By focusing on three speeches through her career, students will better be able to understand how Hamer was an agent of change.
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Unsung Voices: Black Women and Their Role in Women's Suffrage
This lesson seeks to explore the role of Black women in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and their exclusion from the generally accepted Women’s Suffrage narrative.
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Video
Biography
Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker is the only US woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor.
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General
Brief Overview of Protest Songs
In the United States, the tradition of protest songs dates to pre-Revolutionary War and flourished during the war.
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Lesson Plan
Songs of Protest
In this lesson, students will explore how or if music reflects society and furthers the goals of activism and protest.
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Exhibit
Biography
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime.
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Biography
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Ann Pamela Cunningham was an early leader in historic preservation and is often credited with saving President George Washington’s estate Mount Vernon.
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Biography
Louisa May Alcott
Famed author Louisa May Alcott created colorful relatable characters in 19th century novels.
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Biography
Sarah Josepha Hale
Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Her influence can also be seen in historic sites and a national holiday still widely celebrated today.
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Biography
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements.
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Biography
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abolitionist author, Harriet Beecher Stowe rose to fame in 1851 with the publication of her best-selling book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which highlighted the evils of slavery, angered the slaveholding South.
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Biography
Angelina Grimké Weld
Although raised on a slave-owning plantation, Angelina Grimké Weld became an ardent abolitionist.
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