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circa 1920-1947

unknown, fl. 1920-1947

[Photograph of Japanese-American man and women on a boat]

One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American man and women on a boat.

GLC09860.381

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Gilder Lehrman Institute

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) celebrates the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans to the history and culture of the United States. The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers the following programs...

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History U

History U The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U offers free, self-paced courses in American history to high school students. Each History U course includes Video lectures by a leading history professor Primary sources and in-depth readings Short...

Collection Item

circa 1920-1947

unknown, fl. 1920-1947

[Photograph of Japanese-American women and children at a picnic]

One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American women and children having a picnic in a field.

GLC09860.637

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The women’s rights movement after the Civil War, 1866

The fight for women’s rights that had begun in earnest with the convention at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, diminished in the 1850s and 1860s as reformers focused on the abolition of slavery and the Civil War, but the movement did...