Gender Role Websites

1.http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/W/WO003.html
This is from the Oklahoma Historical Society's website, and includes information about gender roles in the 5 tribes involved in the Trail of Tears--the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek.

2.www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
This is an overview of women's history in America, presented by Women's International Center. It includes details about women in many different areas--such as work and politics. Please be certain you are looking at the sections that talk about the late 18th century or early-to-mid 19th century!

3.www.merrycoz.org/MAGS2.HTM
This is a VERY interesting website that includes articles from a children's magazine that started in 1827. If you consider what type of children would have gotten magazines during that time period, you'll know that this website will apply to those of you who have wealthy white profiles. Lots of stories that reveal the moral views of Christian families at that time--a child's duty to his/her parents, gender roles, etc.

4.www.historyofquilts.com/earlylife.html
This website includes some interesting tidbits of information about how difficult life was for colonial women. While our time period is a wee bit later than this, you can still use this information for the earliest period of Historybook (i.e. right around 1800). What were the men in charge of, if the women did all of the work listed here? If you are not sure, read below!

Finally, use the original websites listed below in my earlier post, in order to examine more details about gender roles. What do the men and women do for their jobs and their roles on these different websites? There is a great deal of information on these original sites if you re-examine them looking specifically for information on gender roles.

Good luck!

Welcome Back from Thanksgiving break!

Hi everyone! I wanted to welcome you to our second trimester! Please remember our discussion in class about STEPPING UP your behavior in class. Please be certain that you are ALWAYS treating EVERYONE with respect, that you come to class PREPARED every day, and that you are focused on one thing in my classroom: learning about American history.

As of right now, there is no homework this week. This *may* change, depending on student behavior in class. If behavior is good, and we are very productive, there won't be any homework. If, however, things are less than stellar in class, then I will post homework on this blog. Check it daily for updates!

Please see the next post for new websites we'll be using in class this week for our Historybook project! Parents, please ask your child to see their profile on Historybook, which is a completely password-protected wiki website that only students in our class can access. It is pretty darn cool! Ask your child to explain it to you!

Thanks much, and here's to an excellent, productive, and fun 3 weeks before winter break!

Best,


Dr. Swartzbaugh

Historybook Websites for Profile Research

Below are the websites that you may use for your profile research. Be sure to explore links from each of these websites; following the links will allow you to find out even more information on different types of people that lived during the early-to-mid 19th century! Please don't use any other websites for your research and creation of your four profile options. Enjoy yourselves!

1. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/campbell/#hannah
This site is about Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, two African-American female slaves who worked on a plantation in Virginia. A remarkable feature of this site is that we have letters that were written by these women describing their lives--something that is very rare for historians to have today.

2.http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/family/background.cfm
This website talks about different types of family structures in Colonial Williamsburg. The site discusses issues such as gender roles, relationships between children and parents, and how traditions differed amongst different families. There are many links from this site for your exploration!

3. http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm
This site is more difficult to navigate than the previous two sites. But if you are a fan of cities, New York City, or archaeology, you might especially like this site. I would recommend following the "tour guide" buttons that say "next stop on tour" towards the bottom of each page.

4. http://www.economicadventure.org/family/ML1810.pdf
This is a very detailed, but fairly easy to read, document that includes a lot of information about how people lived in the early 1800s. If you are interested in details about every day life--how they made things, what illnesses they had, etc--then you will enjoy this site.

5. http://www.nps.gov/acad/forteachers/upload/edguide_carroll.pdf
This tells the story about several generations of one family that live in Maine beginning in 1814. Please only read the first part, John and Rachel Carroll, 1825-1870. This is the first few pages of the document. Great details about life on a farm during this time.

6.
This is a site that provides information about a young girl who is an indentured servant. It includes the document outlining the agreement for her indenture, and some background about indentured servitude. If you find this issue interesting, also try the following site, which includes a letter written by an indentured servant girl to her father in 1756:
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5796

7.http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/family/black.cfm">http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/family/black.cfm">http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/family/black.cfm
This provides more information on slave families in Colonial Williamsburg, including a broad overview of their experiences. There are other links on the left side of the page for more information.


8. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html
This site is about the removal of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw, and Seminole from parts of the American Southeast, including Georgia and Alabama, beginning around 1814. Towards the end of this overview, the Trail of Tears is discussed. Over 4000 Native Americans died during this forced removal from their lands.

9. http://www.cerritos.edu/soliver/Student%20Activites/Trail%20of%20Tears/web/cherokee%20women.htm#_edn1
This is a very interesting website about the Cherokee women's response to removal policies of the U.S. government. The Cherokee women repeatedly petitioned the government in protest of these policies. The site includes the original text of these petitions.

10. http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/timeline/early/
This website has many different links on the left side, but this particular page is a time line of Texas history. For those of you interested in Mexican history, this is a great website to start.

11. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/staugustine/index.asp?unit=5
This website is about St. Augustine, Florida, and includes information about the many different groups of people who lived and interacted there. If you choose "exodus" or "new arrivals" and then click on "people" you will find profiles of a few different types of people who lived there.

Weekly syllabus 11/15/10

There is NO HOMEWORK this week!

I want you to use this week to make up any recent late work that you might not have turned in, such as the Chapter 8 sections 1 and 2 questions that were due last Friday (11/12) and Monday 11/15. If you turn these in before Friday, you will still get 1/2 credit.

Please note: I will not accept ANY LATE WORK AFTER FRIDAY November 19th for the first trimester.

I hope that you are able to enjoy this week off of homework!

P.S. We will start a very exciting new experience on Wednesday in class!

Weekly Syllabus 11/8/10

Please click on the following link to access this week's syllabus!

weekly syllabus


Remember! Test on Wednesday! Study hard to achieve your goals!!!
Other reminders for this week:
1. Please turn in permission slips for the Chicago History Museum to me asap!
2. Please bring in new or gently used coats for our coat drive! Bring to your advisory teacher!
3. Please come meet with Dr. Roberts at the Community Chat this Tuesday, November 9th, from 7-8:30 pm in the commons!
4. Have a great week!!!

Weekly Syllabus 11/1/10

Please click on the link below for this week's syllabus! Email me if you have any problems!

Team 7-1 Social Studies Syllabus for Week of November 1, 2010