This cross-curricular program helps teachers incorporate economic reasoning into their high school American history courses. Program instructors provide economic explanations of pivotal historical events. Participants learn interactive teaching strategies that incorporate the actual circumstances of historical periods of study.
Bread and Roses Heritage Committee chairman Jim Beauchesne describes the 1912 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, MA, called the Bread and Roses Strike. He examines the demographics of the workers, largely immigrants and women, and their roles in organizing the strike. His presentation includes slides.
Just like today, self-help manuals were extremely popular in the early 19th century. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project examines one of these guides, The Skillful Housewife's Book.
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the change in women's roles following World War II, as the same women who were once encouraged to work in factories to support the war effort were urged to stay home and care for their families.
The Drunkard's ProgressAnonymous (not verified)Wed, 10/01/2008 - 15:37
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Anti-alcoholism cartoons like this one, which depicts the nine steps of the "drunkard's progress," were widespread in the 19th century. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project explains why.
The seminar will explore the lived experience of ordinary Americans during the colonial period of history. Topics will include family and household, community organization, making a living, religious belief and practice, witchcraft and magic, and shared patterns of human psychology. Material culture will also receive considerable emphasis: domestic architecture, furnishings, and the natural environment. Mornings will be devoted to lectures and discussion; afternoons to field trips and library work.
Pittsburg State University (PSU) is pleased to offer graduate credit to workshop participants at a tuition fee of $199 per credit hour. Participants can receive three graduate credit hours for the duration of the week.
This iCue Mini-Documentary presents the textile industry in Lowell, MA, as representative of the transition of American girls from the farms to the factories.
This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces "muckrakers," the investigative journalists of the early 20th century so-called because they unearthed corruption in corporate America.