Basic Page History U | Women and Politics in 20th-Century America Women and Politics in 20th-Century America This History U course examines the struggles and successes of American women fighting for equality in American politics, life, and culture, from the movement for suffrage to campaigns for fair wages. Course...
Lesson Plan Declarations of Independence: Women's Rights and the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions Government and Civics 6, 7, 8 Background Under the leadership of Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a convention for the rights of women was held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. It was attended by between 200 and 300 people, both women and men. Its...
News Women in the Civil War: Vivandieres Vivandieres, sometimes known as cantinieres, were women who followed the army to provide support for the troops. Ideally, a vivandiere would have been a young woman—the daughter of an officer or wife of a non-commissioned officer—who...
Program/Event Past History School Classes Since April 2020, the Gilder Lehrman History School has served more than 5,600 students through thirty-two classes covering many eras and themes in American history. Classes held in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 are available to watch on...
Lesson Plan Women in the Great Depression: Investigating Assumptions 9, 10, 11, 12 Introduction The greatest economic calamity in the history of the United States occurred in the third decade of the twentieth century. When the stock market crashed in 1929 and the economy plummeted over the next few years, the nation...
Collection Landing Page American History 1493-1945 American History 1493-1945 This subscription-based database provides immediate access to images of more than 50,000 documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and is available at schools, libraries, and colleges around the world....
History Now Essay Women’s Leadership in the American Revolution Rosemarie Zagarri What did it mean for women to exercise "leadership" in the American Revolution? Before that conflict, the question itself would probably have baffled most American women and men. Living within a staunchly patriarchal society, they... Appears in: 47 | American Women in Leadership Winter 2017
Lesson Plan "Contagious Liberty": Women in the Revolutionary Age Government and Civics Background The American Revolution, a byproduct of events both on the North American continent and abroad, unleashed a movement that focused on egalitarianism in ways that had never been seen before. Even John Adams commented on these...
History Now Essay Home Adrift: Women and Domesticated Rail Travel Amy G. Richter Science, Technology, Engineering and Math In the summer of 1869 Godey’s Lady’s Book published an editorial marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad. The author praised the new "wonder of the world" and then clarified that "this great work was begun, carried on... Appears in: 38 | The Joining of the Rails: The Transcontinental Railroad Winter 2014
Lesson Plan Black Women and the American Revolution 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this lesson plan.
News Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Japanese American Committee for Democracy May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, recognizing the achievements and contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to the history and culture of the United States. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii,...