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McGuigan, Dorothy Gies, Ed. – 1973
This collection of papers reflects varied aspects of the female condition. Each documents a perspective on that condition: "Woman as Artistic Innovator" comments on female choreographers; "City Women and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century France" explores the impact of the Reformation on one particular group of women; "Women and the Jural…
Descriptors: Artists, Biographies, Dance, Females
Watt, Lois B., Comp. – 1968
This list is reprinted from "Education of the Disadvantaged Children" (ED 011 898). Originally compiled as of July 1, 1966, it was updated through August 15, 1966. This list includes books which: (1) have survived a nongovernmental, critical reviewing process, (2) are satisfying to basic needs of childhood, (3) are concerned with the specific…
Descriptors: American History, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Biographies

Stevenson, Rosemary – Black Scholar, 1985
Presents a selective bibliography of publications about Black women that have appeared since 1975, with the emphasis on women in the United States. Lists titles under these headings: biography, culture, diaspora, economic issues, history, literary history and criticism, literature, psychology and mental health, reference, social conditions, and…
Descriptors: Biographies, Black Culture, Black History, Black Literature

Stevenson, Rosemary M. – Black Scholar, 1985
This bibliography's first section lists writings on Blacks in America in the following categories: art, biography, education, history, slavery, literary history and criticism, literature, media, music, population studies, religion, social and political conditions, social thought, and women. The second section is devoted to selected writings on the…
Descriptors: Art, Biographies, Black Culture, Black Education
Bullard, Sara, Ed. – 1989
Along with the history of the civil rights movement, this publication, which is well suited for classroom use, tells the stories of those who died during that struggle. Their lives serve as examples of the many personal tragedies suffered for a movement that transformed America from a society in which blacks were routinely excluded from full…
Descriptors: Biographies, Black History, Black Leadership, Civil Rights
Prososki, Lisa; Krouse, Judith; Harper, Judith E. – 1999
These lesson plans for high school students were developed to accompany the documentary film by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes which tells the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and their lifelong fight for women's rights. In the lessons students write editorials about women's rights around the world today, interview senior citizens…
Descriptors: Biographies, Civil Rights, Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment
Jewett, Arno – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
Recordings are not a new educational "gadget" to high-school language arts teachers. For more than a score of years some teachers have been using a few recordings of literature with varying degrees of success. Today, the extensive range of recordings available, the professional quality of the performances, and the fidelity of the…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Fidelity, High Schools, Literature
Steiner, Bernard C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
Henry Barnard was "one of the men who revitalized the American common-school system", and as such, he is clearly worthy of a biography. Not only was his service a noted one to elementary education, but as college president and as the organizer of the United States Bureau of Education his activity also touched other parts of the country's…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Educational Development, College Presidents, Educational History

Nash, Stanley D. – Reference Librarian, 1997
Presents a selective guide to some of the best Internet sites for obtaining reference information in the area of United States History. The categories covered include historical documents, archival directories, bibliographies, book reviews, statistics, discussion groups, biographical information, and online guides to the Internet. (Author)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Biographies, Book Reviews, Computer Mediated Communication
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Provides fully developed library media activities designed for specific curriculum units. Curriculum areas represented include reading and language arts (proverbs and fables, letters of the alphabet, and biographies); science (the study of Gregor Mendel and genetics, oil resources); and social studies (global awareness). (LRW)
Descriptors: Biographies, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Fables

Field, Sherry L.; Labbo, Linda D. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Discusses the Pocketful of History project, which uses historical fiction and biographies to fill in gaps in student knowledge and engage children in meaningful learning experiences. Presents examples of seven historical figures featured in the project. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities

Blot, David – College ESL, 1993
The nature, uniqueness, and value of testimonials in English-as-a-Second-Language courses are described. Oral narratives, collected from people from developing countries who cannot write, are edited and translated by a recorder/collector. Examples are cited and their use in the classroom is reported. (Contains 12 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Biographies, Books, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Bogardus, Elizabeth – MultiMedia Schools, 1999
Describes the "Women of Accomplishment" program, designed to teach a sixth-grade language-arts class about significant women from history. Students read about their subjects in books and used HyperStudio to create stacks that included pictures; they then presented their projects to parents. Discusses lessons learned and future plans.…
Descriptors: Biographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Females, Grade 6

Smith, Sheryl – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1998
Describes 12 German-American projects designed for high school students of German, including a biography of a German-American; video presentation on German immigration; oral report on German ancestors; Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Mennonites; German inscriptions on cemetery headstones; interview with a German-speaking immigrant; immigration…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Food
Herron, Fred – Momentum, 2000
Finds that the life and writings of Thomas Merton can be quite appealing to high school and college students because he embodies and articulates the dynamic activity of God's call in his life. Merton gives voice to students' struggles to find meaning and to their difficulties in expressing their experiences of grace in their lives. (VWC)
Descriptors: Biographies, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Catholics