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Peer reviewedZarnowski, Myra – Social Studies, 1988
Examines the use of biographies in teaching elementary students about contemporary women. Discusses sources of appropriate works and provides teaching suggestions for use with elementary school children. (GEA)
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Download full textSawyer, Kem Knapp – 1991
An illustrated biography for children features Lucretia Mott, one of the pioneers of the movement for womens' rights. Born in 1793, Lucretia Mott was raised a Quaker; her strong spiritual beliefs underlay her outspoken advocacy of equal rights for women and blacks, and against war. Lucretia became a leader among those who wished to abolish…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Civil Rights, Elementary Education
