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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Requiem for Palestinian Reform [Pdf]
The author discusses the efforts to establish democratic reforms in the Palestinian government and how the effects of the elections of 2006 (the election of Hamas) brought those reforms to a halt.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Roots of the Movement
Progressivism got a push from the Populist movement, a reaction to the forgettable presidents and laissez-faire government in the Gilded Age. Find a listing of authors who wrote about progressive ideas, and see what influence populism...
A&E Television
History.com: Labor Movement
Article takes a look at the history of the Labor Movement and labor unions through videos, pictures, speeches and more.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Roosevelt's Reforms
This site discusses how during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, the Progressive movement gained momentum throughout the United States. Known for his "Square deal," and his role as a "Trustbuster", under Roosevelt's guidance Progressive...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography: Labor Reformers
Biographical information on Samuel Gompers, Frances Perkins and Cesar Chavez. All three were inspirations for the labor union movement.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Erminia Thompson Folsom to Annette Finnigan 1912
What was going on in Texas during the women's suffrage movement of the early 20th century? Read the letter at this site to read about the efforts of Texan suffragists. Also, learn about the various organizations such as the Texas Equal...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Suffrage Map, Austin Woman Suffrage Association
Here is an interesting "Suffrage Map," showing which states had granted women the right to vote by 1913. Read how the women's voting movement was, unfortunately, soiled by racism, as shown through the map's text, "Won't You Help Us Make...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Jim Ferguson vs. the University of Texas
How was the University of Texas a part of the women's suffrage movement? At this site, you can read about Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a suffragist who earned her degree in pharmacy there.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: Social and Cultural Issues in the Antebellum Period
Article covering Antebellum social and cultural movements including education reform, literature, Seneca Falls, immigration, and religion.
Other
Aim: Trail of Broken Treaties 20 Point Position Paper
Original text of the plan for the reconstruction of Indian communities, developed by the American Indian Movement (AIM.)
Smart History
Smarthistory: Jewish History 1750 to Ww Ii
Overview of Jewish history from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust. Includes a discussion of the Reform and Orthodox movements, Hasidic Judaism, Zionism, and pogroms. With links to additional resources.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: City of Immigrants
Players navigate New York's Lower East Side as Lena, a young Jewish immigrant from Russia who is trying to save money to bring her parents to America. She works long hours in a factory for little money and gets caught up in the growing...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Jane Addams
In Spanish, learn of this accomplished woman's endeavors to improve the lives of the poor and disadvantaged. Jane Addams famous "Hull House" was copied throughout the U.S. Pictures and other links as well. (In Spanish)
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 19th Century: Evangelicalism, Revivalism, and the Second Great Awakening
The National Humanities Center offers a thorough text describing the roots and results of the Second Great Awakening. Additional web links and guide for student discussion.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Jane Addams
The information here explores the role of Jane Addams in the social reform movement.
Other
D Archives: Alice Stone Blackwell, Objections Answered
Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Constitution: Amendments 11 27
Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: John Mayfield, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
An essay in which historian John Mayfield claims Americans' evangelical passion is the "religious equivalent of nationalism."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Hudson River School
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Hudson River School.
Other
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The fascinating history of the WCTU and the many causes it advocated.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
This collection uses primary sources to explore the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Mormon Migration
This collection uses primary sources to explore Mormon migration.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: 19th Century Schools for the Deaf, Blind
This collection uses primary sources to explore the development of schools for deaf and blind students in the nineteenth century.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 10: Understanding American History
This extensive learning module looks at how themes of American history can create a better understanding of the big picture of the nation's history.
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