Industry and Empire: Women and the American Story History Unit (1866-1904)
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About the Resource
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Key ideas from the unit:
"1. Women contributed to the reimagining of what it meant to be American in the wake of the Civil War and during widespread immigration and migration.
2. Industrialization changed the daily lives of women from many different backgrounds.
3. Westward expansion and imperialism affected women across the country and beyond.
4. The experiences of women in this period varied widely based on race, class, age, identity, and geographic region."
As with all WAMS unit plans, "each resource includes background information and vocabulary lists to provide context. Resources also include suggested activities and how to combine different resources on a certain topic. You can easily integrate these materials into current lesson plans or structure new lessons around them. Many resources in this unit allow you to teach historical themes and topics in your curriculum by including the perspective of women in this era."
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Type of Resource
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Unit plan with primary sources
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About the Creator
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Women & the American Story (WAMS) is an educational endeavor produced by the New York Historical Museum and Library. For a full list of everyone who contributed to the curriculum, please follow the link below to the acknowledgement page.
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WAMS acknowledgements
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English
