Michael Flamm: The Rise of Consumer Culture in America
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Issue No. 7, 2006: Women's Suffrage
Issue No. 16, 2008: The Jungle and Progressive Reform
Issue No. 17, 2008: Teddy Roosevelt and the Progressive Era
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Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars
Traveling Exhibition: "The Progressive Era: Creating Modern America, 1900-1917"
This exhibition examines the period leading up to WWI when America was transformed into a modern industrialized society. Highlights of the exhibit include government legislation to improve labor conditions and reign in big business, the establishment of voting rights for women, as well as the efforts of reform groups to improve urban conditions and address the impact of immigration. Book an exhibition
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Suffragist Movement, 1917
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Treasures of American History: Documents Presented in
Honor of New Citizens of the United States (32-page, full-color)
This book brings together a unique collection of American historical documents from the Declaration of Independence to the words and images of immigrants, and illuminates some of America's most dramatic struggles for equal rights -- the abolition of slavery, the Civil War, and the women's suffrage and civil rights movements. More Info
American History: Elementary School Edition - $225.
A multimedia resource kit that includes ten classroom-ready American
history units from Native Americans through the Civil Rights Movement.
The box introduces critical topics in American history with hands-on
activities including games, letters, poems, maps, songs, and posters.
Document-based units encourage critical thinking and literacy skills
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