Industrial Empire, Gilded Age
Listen Up: Studying the American Labor Movement Through Oral Histories
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:43amCheryl Mason Bolick, Lisa Norberg, and Dayna Durbin
A growing collection of digitized oral history interviews on topics such as labor, civil rights, and women’s issues, allows students to hear firsthand about the experiences of individuals during critical periods in American history.
Ford: Not a Lincoln but a Hayes? A Lesson in History and Political Science
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:30amBy John A. Donnangelo
What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.
The Saffron Scourge: Society, Politics and Disease
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 3:19pmBy Diane Luke and Ann Winkler
By taking a closer look at various Yellow Fever outbreaks, the authors demonstrate for students the social, governmental, and economic impact of epidemics upon cities.
The Technology of Unequal Rights for Women: Patent Drawings of a Voting Machine (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 12:46pmBy Michael Hussey
The featured voting machines patents can inspire thoughtful classroom discussion on voting rights, voting privacy, and the accuracy of voting machines.
