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Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider the standard narrative around women's suffrage by exploring the history of Native, Black, Latin American and Asian women who kept advocating for expanding suffrage after 1920.

Native Women and Suffrage - Beyond the 19th Amendment: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

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Did Revere's ride really look like that? Use historical documents to analyze flights of artistic fancy.

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, and Artistic License

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »

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Declaration of Independence: Rough Draft to Proclamation

How did the final version of the Declaration differ from Jefferson's draft [...] »

Jamestown: The Starving Time

Only 60 settlers out of 600 survived the winter of 16091610 in Jamestown [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History

Explore mysteries in Canadian history in both French and English.

Targeting Content and English Language Objectives

Build your students' language skills and historical understanding by using [...] »

Teaching Guides

Explore new teaching methods and approaches

Using Old Maps as Tools to Explore Our World

Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to [...] »

Free Speech Teaching Guide 4: Mandel v. Kleindienst (1972): Censorship via Visa

This guide traces the history of ideological visa denial to explore [...] »

Free Speech Teaching Guide 2: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969): Defining and Arguing Hate Speech

This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »

Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)

Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »

Mystery Strategy for Elementary Students

Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history [...] »

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