History Now Essay Angelina and Sarah Grimke: Abolitionist Sisters Carol Berkin Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Angelina Grimke and her sister Sarah Grimke were legends in their own lifetimes. Together these South Carolina sisters made history: daring to speak before "promiscuous" or mixed crowds of men and women, publishing some of the most... Appears in: 5 | Abolition Fall 2005
History Now Essay A Second Declaration of Independence: The 1848 Declaration of Sentiments Sally G. McMillen “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. [1] Upon casual reading, this phrase should sound familiar. Yet unlike what appeared in our nation’s 1776 Declaration of Independence, the 1848... Appears in: 63 | The Declaration of Independence and the Long Struggle for Equality in America Summer 2022
News Mix and Match Your Teacher Seminars: Examples from Real Teachers Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher Seminars —part of our 2022 Summer PD programming –are being held online this summer, which means teachers can participate from anywhere, even on vacation. But the quality is still top-notch, providing...
History Now Essay Betty Ford: A New Kind of First Lady Gil Troy Americans never elected Gerald R. Ford president or even vice president—Richard Nixon appointed him after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973. Today, Ford’s brief presidency is often forgotten. Yet during Ford’s two... Appears in: 35 | America’s First Ladies Spring 2013
Lesson Plan TITLE IX: Striving for Gender Equity in Athletics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Objectives Students will examine primary documents and secondary sources to analyze gender equity during the last quarter of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Students will be able to identify the...
History Now Essay Nineteenth-Century Feminist Writings Anne Firor Scott Literature 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Contemporaries sometimes called the nineteenth century "The Woman’s Century." Certainly it is true that there were dramatic changes in the status and rights of women between the 1790s and 1900, foreshadowing even greater changes in... Appears in: 7 | Women's Suffrage Spring 2006
Guided Readings Guided Readings: Antebellum Social Reform Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Reading 1: “The elementary schools throughout the state are irresponsible institutions, established by individuals, from mere motives of private speculation or gain, who are sometimes destitute of character, and frequently, of the...
News American Foreign Policy in Relation to Former Soviet States: Teaching Resources from GLI What has been the US position on involvement in the Soviet or former Soviet states, including in relationship to NATO? In what ways has US soft power and military power evolved, especially in relation to Russia? What has been the...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Susan B. Anthony on suffrage and equal rights, 1901 Government and Civics Writing at the age of eighty, having just retired from a long public life as an advocate for abolition and women’s rights, Susan B. Anthony trenchantly summarized the gains that had been made in women’s rights. Her energetic tone...
News Asian American and Pacific Islander Historical Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute We celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by offering these GLI resources. Inside the Vault Videos Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection is a free monthly online program that highlights...
Essay Mary Elizabeth Lease: Populist Reformer Kelly A. Woestman Blaming Wall Street for the nation’s economic woes is not a new idea in American history. Over a century ago, Mary Elizabeth Lease, the best-known orator of the Populist era, asserted, "Wall Street owns the country. It is no longer a...
Lesson Plan The Textile Industry and the Triangle Factory Fire Economics 9, 10, 11, 12 Overview Dramatic change characterized the rapid industrialization of nineteenth-century America. The economy, politics, society and specifically women were all affected. In the early stages of this economic revolution, manufacturing...
History Now Essay Citizenship in the Reconstruction South Susanna Lee Economics, Government and Civics Slaveholders created a system of race, gender, and class inequality in the pre-Civil War South. They justified slavery by arguing that enslaved people could not take care of themselves and needed masters to look after them. White... Appears in: 55 | Examining Reconstruction Fall 2019
News Four Book Breaks from the Archives for Juneteenth Every week, the Gilder Lehrman Institute interviews award-winning historians about important topics in American history on Book Breaks . Our growing archive of past episodes serves as a diverse and abundant resource for students,...
History Now Essay First Ladies’ Contributions to Political Issues and the National Welfare Betty Boyd Caroli Government and Civics The US Constitution assigns no duties or responsibilities to the president’s spouse. Every woman had to define for herself the role she wanted to play. From the blank slate that Martha Washington encountered in 1789, the job gradually... Appears in: 35 | America’s First Ladies Spring 2013