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New Primary Source Set on Women in Science and Technology

October 12, 2021

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Learn about the new primary source set featuring women in science, technology and medicine.

Posted in: News and Events, Science Technology and Math, Women's History

Teaching about Women’s Involvement in the History of Computer Science

August 3, 2021

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

This post by Sam Correia, a 2021 Library of Congress Junior Fellow explore the role of women in the history of modern day computers and computer programming.

Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History

Infectious Diseases, Science Literacy, and Citizen Behavior: Helping Students Make Connections Using Historical Newspaper Articles

January 26, 2021

Posted by: Danna Bell

Use articles on measles epidemics to support teaching strategies, such as close textual analysis and comparing and contrasting, to help students gain insights into the historical connections between science literacy and citizen behavior.

Posted in: Science Technology and Math

Science Literacy and History: Comparing Masks from 1918 and Today

January 7, 2021

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Teaching with Primary Sources Intern Celia Roskin shares science learning activities to engage students with primary sources from the 1918 influenza pandemic in comparison with 2020-2021’s coronavirus pandemic.

Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Science Technology and Math