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Indigenous Education and Family Separation

the relationship between Indigenous people and the federal government? PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iY29udGVudC1kaXZpZGVyIj48L2Rpdj4= Compare the experiences of Marie and Theresa with those of Zitkala-Sa and her mother, who also grappled with the challenge of

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Life Story: Zitkala-Sa

everyone would get a haircut. In Dakota culture, the only people to get haircuts were cowards who had been captured by the enemy. Zitkala-Sa resisted by hiding in an empty room. When the staff of the school found her underneath a bed, they dragged her out

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Women Without a Country

Women Without a Country This is My Own, My Native Land Kohler, Mira Edson. “This is My Own, My Native Land.” New York Tribune. February 9, 1919

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Expanding Women’s Roles and Fighting Public Evils

public role. corruption: Dishonest and often illegal behavior. exploitation: Taking advantage of people. sex trafficking: Illegally recruiting and transporting people for the purpose of sex. Often involves kidnapping and forcing people to engage

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Life Story: Emma Goldman

York City. Emma was particularly drawn to the idea of anarchism. She believed that human nature was inherently good and that people would naturally organize communities around common interests. She saw government systems as creating unnecessary

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Black Suffragists

than most people think, for this same woman has learned that politics meddle constantly with her and hers. Black women appreciate that their lives intersect with politics and that they should care about the vote. Good women try always to do good

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