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Women in American History Primary Sources Pack Gallopade International

The Primary Sources series is the winner of the 2015 Academics' Choice Awards for the 2015 Smart Book Award in recognition of mind-building excellence. The Women In American History Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source that are printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.

Women In American History Primary Sources are just what teachers need to help students learn how to analyze primary sources in order to meet Common Core State Standards!

Students participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations of history using historical documents. Students make observations, generate questions, organize information and ideas, think analytically, write persuasively or informatively, and cite evidence to support their opinion, hypotheses, and conclusions. Students learn how to integrate and evaluate information to deepen their understanding of historical events. As a result, students experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.

The 20 documents in the Women In American History Primary Sources Pack are:
1. Dutch engraving of Pocahontas - Native American princess who helped Jamestown settlers-1616
2. Excerpts from Lewis and Clark's journal about the Indian guide Sacagawea during their expedition across the United States (1804-1806)
3. Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1853, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and photograph of book cover -1852
4. Photograph of abolitionist Harriet Tubman - circa 1865
5. Photograph of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" - later became first president of the American Red Cross - photo circa 1866
6. Photograph of abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth - circa 18