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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn about the citizenship schools created to help women learn about voting after the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Posted in: Constitution, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
How do you observe Constitution Day?
Posted in: Constitution
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The K-12 education team at the Library of Congress invites educators to join us at 4 PM ET on September 10 for a free webinar to explore and celebrate resources related to the creation and adoption of the Constitution of the United States.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the September 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article focused on the economic challenges facing the young United States at the time of the Constitutional Convention. We suggested that continental currency might ignite student interest in the subject.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is well known to many Americans. But the meaning of those 52 words, and the original intent of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, are still widely studied and debated.
Posted in: Constitution
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the September 2025 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech to both chambers of Congress and the Supreme Court on December 8, 1941. The article asks: How did the U.S. Constitution, signed on September 17, 1787, influence the nation’s reaction to an event more than 150 years later?
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Learn more about Congress.gov and the features that allow users to track information as well as find more detailed information that will help students better understand the legislative process.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Library of Congress and HISTORY are pleased to announce the publication of a special Idea Book for Educators. It is a companion to the Library of Congress exhibition Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote, and features ideas for teaching with primary sources in a variety of media.
Posted in: News and Events, Women's History
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use primary source sets to teach about child labor in the United States.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Teaching Tools