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At the Library of Congress visit Especially for Teachers for engaging lesson plans and primary source sets for grades 4-6 on Women's History (and more). FIND OUT MORE »

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Women's Studies

Illustration, How does my lady's garden grow, New York Public Library

Your starting point for research in the field of Women's Studies. [...] »

The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

Photo, African Americans often served on..., 1941-45, The Perilous Flight.

Explore WWII's color film footage. [...] »

Historical Maps of the United States

Map, Boston in 1772. From a map of The Town.., 1886, George Waring, Jr., Census.

A collection of US and military maps useful for a variety of research. [...] »

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Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials

Lithograph, "The Witch No. 1," February 29, c1892, Joseph E. Baker, LoC

You're a witch. With accusations flying about women being witches, the [...] »

Celebrate More Than St. Patrick

Lithograph, "The Singing Comedian, Andrew Mack. . . ," c. 1900, LoC

The Irish contributed more to the U.S. than shamrocks and folktales. [...] »

California or Bust

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Who went west when? Answer questions about migration from 1935 to 2000. [...] »

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Women's Reform Movement

Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of all [...] »

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Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Causing the Civil War

Postcard, "Train Load of Cotton for Export, South," 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further? [...] »

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Small Business Association

Lithograph, Wall Street bubbles; - Always the same, 1901, Udo J. Keppler, LoC

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have come [...] »

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Alternative Outcomes of World War II

Germany, March 1945 - Gens. Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and Hodges, LOC

Great and small matters are bound up in the unwinding skein of historical events. The unfathomable consequences of hypothetical differences in the disposition of tank battalions in Northern France and (perhaps) the different scents in Eva Braun's perfume. [...] »

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