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Exercise and Functional Fashion

. New opportunities for exercise also meant newfound freedom. Gym classes and organized sports like tennis and golf allowed for socialization and new skills development. But bicycling was the most liberating of the new activities considered appropriate

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Life Story: Zitkala-Sa

through music, Zitkala-Sa believed opera was a powerful way to share her family’s values and reach a new audience. By 1916, Zitkala-Sa and her husband wanted to more actively fight for the rights of Indigenous people. They relocated to Washington, D

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Life Story: Clara Lemlich Shavelson

their prices. The movement spread to other cities, including Detroit and Los Angeles. Clara’s husband died in 1951. That same year, she had to testify in Congress before the House Un-American Activities Committee because of her connections to the

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Black Suffragists

colored woman is as interested and probably as active as conditions warrant. This is notably true of Ohio and Kansas. Black women are actively involved in the fight for the vote in Ohio, Kansas, and other states. A number of colored women are active

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Life Story: Emma Goldman

the Untold project. Emma Goldman was born on June 27, 1869 in Kovno, Lithuania. Harsh restrictions on Jewish mobility and economic activity made it almost impossible for many Jews, including the Goldmans, to escape poverty. Emma had a difficult

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What is Feminism?

, teachers’ rights advocate Henrietta Rodman, lawyer Crystal Eastman, and labor activist Fola La Follette, among others. convictions: Personal beliefs. feminism: The belief that men and women are equal. Heterodoxy: A radical discussion group active in

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Recruiting Women to the War Effort

the creation of a WWI propaganda poster and study how artists of the time used these elements to depict the wartime roles of women. POWER AND POLITICS; ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL CHANGE Source Notes Activism and Social Change. Art Activities. Classroom

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The Silent Protest

were they trying to reach? Activism and Social Change. Black Experiences. Classroom Application. Great Migration. High School. Image. Jim Crow. Middle School. Midwest. Modernizing America, 1889−1920. Northeast. Race & Racism. Region. Resource Type

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Life Story: Jane Addams

not particularly interested in religion, she was drawn to the idea of doing work that served those in need. Jane flourished at Rockford Seminary. She earned excellent grades and participated in extracurricular activities such as debate team and

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Expanding Women’s Roles and Fighting Public Evils

taking on a more active role in social and political issues? Connect the public evils presented in this illustration to the work of Elizabeth Cochrane and other muckrakers who brought attention to inequalities and often motivated others to take action

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