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An Activist Advocates for Women's Leadership in Improving Black Life
Mary Church Terrell was one of the first African-American women to complete a college degree. Terrell, an educator and activist, also founded the National Association of Colored Women. The National Association was organized into many local [...]
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Maps of Women's Suffrage Prior to the 19th Amendment
Although early suffragists were not successful in passing a federal constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote, activists worked hard at the local and state levels throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They formed local [...]
Tags: Reading Supports, Voting
Item Type: Map
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Background Essay on the LGBTQ+ Community and the Military
This essay outlines broad trends in LGBTQ+ American history and traces the evolution of LGBTQ+ people’s involvement in and relationship with the United States military.
Tags: LGBTQ+
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Eras: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815), Antebellum America (1816-1860), Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913), Modern America (1914-1929), Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975), Contemporary US (1976 to the present)