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Campbell, Amanda; Wesson, Stephen – Social Education, 2019
In the 1930s, suffragist and women's rights activist Maud Wood Park "had the happy idea of dramatizing a series of episodes from Lucy Stone's life." This idea resulted in the publication, in 1938, of a 162-page nine-act play, "Lucy Stone: A Chronicle Play," based on a biography of the abolitionist and suffragist by her…
Descriptors: United States History, Biographies, Drama, Teaching Methods
Finley, Chris – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2011
In this article, the author aims to "discover" the actual Sacajawea. She intends to produce work that critiques colonialism in history and museums and to return the focus of the colonial gaze back to the colonizer. In this article, she talks about how colonial narratives of Sacajawea in popular culture justify conquest, heteropatriarchy, and the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Popular Culture, Death, Museums
Grady, Marilyn L. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2006
Recent obituaries and testimonials to Coretta Scott King and Wendy Wasserstein are reminders of the leadership legacies of these women. About Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), Burch in "The Miami Herald" (February 1, 2006) stated "Coretta Scott King built a legacy from pain and progress, first as the wife who stood tall next to a man bent on…
Descriptors: Females, Leadership, Biographies, Authors
Brown-Guillory, Elizabeth – Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, 1987
Interview with Alice Childress (born 1920), an actress, playwright, novelist, editor, and lecturer. Her "Gold through the Forest" (1952) was the first play by a Black woman to be produced professionally on the American stage. Her latest play, "Moms," was produced in New York City in 1987. (BJV)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Black Achievement, Black Culture
Eisenberg, Bonnie; Ruthsdotter, Mary – 1989
This unit introduces students to activities and professions that require a mastery of language, written or spoken, and provides brief biographies of women who have made significant contributions in each of 12 different language arts areas. Areas addressed include: (1) Political Orators; (2) Journalists; (3) Letter Writers/Diarists; (4) Excerpts…
Descriptors: Biographies, Curriculum Guides, Drama, Females
Miller, Neil; And Others – 1976
The following reports on women in Portuguese or Portuguese American society are included: (1) "The Story of Maria a.k.a. Mary" by Steven Samuel Ussach, (2) "Portuguese-American Women: Portraits in Fact and in Fiction" by Mary T. Vermette, (3) "A Different Vision of a New England Childhood: The Cape Verdean Experience on Cape Cod" by Maria Luisa…
Descriptors: Biographies, Case Studies, Characterization, Cultural Traits
Rosenfelt, Deborah Silverton, Ed. – 1976
This annotated bibliography contains references to materials which emphasize the strengths and accomplishments of women. It is intended for high school teachers and students who want inexpensive supplementary readings by and about women. The referenced materials are about both well-known and unknown women who have struggled for physical or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies, Autobiographies