Confidence and Crises: U.S. History Unit (1920-1948)

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Title
Confidence and Crises: U.S. History Unit (1920-1948)
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Type
Unit plan with primary sources
About the Creator
Women & the American Story (WAMS)
Description
Key ideas from the unit:
"1. Major social, economic, and political shifts in this period forced Americans to once again question what it meant to be an American.
2. Women of all backgrounds continued to feel the tension between traditional expectations of domesticity and expanding opportunities in work, education, social interaction, and politics.
3. After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, women activists lacked a unifying issue. Instead, they focused on an increasingly diverse array of social and political issues.
4. Although women’s experiences varied depending on age, race, ethnicity, geography, and economic status, women across all these categories actively contributed to reform and activated their citizenship in creative ways throughout the era."
Language
English
Publisher
New York Historical Society

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