Publications
- Our Mothers Before Us: Women and Democracy, 1789-1920. An Educational
Document Resource
This exciting resource brings original source material from the records
of Congress at the National Archives into the classroom. Our Mothers
Before Us traces the history of women's organized petition campaigns
from the First Congress in 1789 to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
in 1920. The long history of women's involvement in the civic life of the
nation and the background of the struggle for woman suffrage, typically
missing from traditional histories, are revealed in depth and detail in
this new educational resource for high schools. This publication highlights
a heritage we all share and offers a rich supplement for the study of United
States history.
At the heart of Our Mothers Before Us are the writings women sent
to Congress reproduced as high-quality, full-color facsimiles. As replicas
of the original documents, these facsimiles offer the teacher the opportunity
to use primary documents in the classroom. The documents enable students
to hold history in their hands and practice the historian's craft, as they
consider historical evidence, form hypotheses, and draw conclusions about
the petitioners and the issues that moved them to write.
$59.95 plus $5.00 for shipping and handling (Unit #11142). To order, please
call the Publications Office of the National Archives at 1-800-234-8861.
- The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809. An Educational Document
Resource
The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson uses the historical records of
Congress to highlight major events Jefferson and the nation confronted at
the beginning of the nineteenth century. This educational document resource
features color facsimiles closely matched to original documents, giving
students the opportunity to practice hands-on history as they hold and decipher
facsimiles of documents nearly 200 years old. Students practice the art
of historical inquiry and problem-solving, strive to place a document in
time and place, and actively learn history. This publication is not
currently available for purchase.
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