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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
How much do our students really know about the Irish in America?
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Holidays
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
On March 3, 1913, thousands of demonstrators marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in a call for women’s suffrage. Primary sources from the Library of Congress can help students not only see the size and grandeur of this historic parade, but also go behind the scenes to examine the plans and promotional strategies of its organizers.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Women's History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Primary sources can provide a window into the Great Migration, the largest internal migration in the history of the United States.
Posted in: African American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Photographs offer a snapshot of a particular time and place, telling a careful viewer as much about the photographer as about the subjects of the pictures. That’s often particularly true when the photographer isn’t a member of the group being photographed. One example from the Library of Congress’s collections is Edward S. Curtis, who dedicated most of his career to photographing Native American cultures and traditions to publish in a multi-volume book titled The North American Indian.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Native American History
Posted by: Danna Bell
What do you think of when you think of the President of the United States of America? We are fortunate that most presidents have left us their personal papers where we can read about their feelings, their concerns and their love for family and friends.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
How can we learn from tragedies? It’s a universal question that can engage students as they consider both contemporary and historic examples. April 15, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the luxury liner Titanic, presents a timely opportunity. Help your students analyze varying perspectives on this tragic event through primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore a cartoon, published as the front cover of a magazine in January 1905, that draws on the many metaphors about the New Year offering a clean start. Although many of the specific images in the cartoon may be unfamiliar to students, the labels on them offer a clear starting point for researching the context and the details the artist included.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
What is the price of success? Inventors often stake their reputations and personal fortunes on their creations, but Orville and Wilbur Wright risked physical harm as well.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stacie Moats
The familiar imagery of Thanksgiving has been put to many different uses over the years. Let your students explore how one cartoonist used the holiday to make points about President Theodore Roosevelt.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Holidays