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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
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
As Teaching with the Library of Congress begins its second decade, we're grateful to every reader and to all the authors, interview subjects, and commenters who've contributed to the discussion. And we look forward to many more opportunities to discover together.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Use maps and photographs to study Greenwood Avenue before and after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Posted in: African American History, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about how balloons were used during the U.S. Civil War.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about the poetry of Alice Durr Miller and its role in the women's suffragist movement.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature, Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore strategies to address difficult topics by applying information literacy approaches to historical primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
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
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore how to utilize primary sources from the 1918 influenza pandemic to enhance a math lesson.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math
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