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SubscribeThomson Gale Offers Free Resources to Celebrate Women's History Month
Access to Biographies, Activities and a Quiz Available at www.gale.com
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 28, 2007 - In recognition of Women's History Month, Thomson Gale, part of Thomson Learning, is launching a free Web site of biographies, a quiz, activities, timelines and more to complement classroom topics. This site is accessible at http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm throughout March.
Quiz
Take a quiz based on women's achievements throughout history.
Activities
The site includes activities from Thomson Gale's Celebrating Women's History: A Women's History Month Resource Book that can make Women's History Month more meaningful. Activities are arranged by topics, such as:
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Biographies
Anne Frank, Eleanor Roosevelt, Georgia O'Keefe and Queen Elizabeth I are just a few of the names included in the site's biographies section (http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio). Each entry gives detailed information on some of the world's most notable women, including their birth date and location, details on their personal life and career, and resources for further information.
Featured Titles
Visit http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/featured_titles for a list of Thomson Gale titles that will help students gain a deeper appreciation for Women's History.
Timeline
The timeline available at http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/timeline features milestones in women's history from ancient times through the present, commemorating such events as the painting of the Mona Lisa, Catherine the Great becoming the ruler of Russia and the Atlantic flight of Amelia Earhart.
Links
Click on http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/links for links to Web pages created by and for women and girls.
Women's Rights on Trial
Women's Rights on Trial contains 101 key trials of historical importance to American women since the settlement of the colonies. The editors used five criteria in selecting the trials that appear in the book: Does the case set a precedent? Is it representative of an historical period? Is it a judicial landmark? Does it offer an historical contrast to an earlier trial in the book? And finally, is it interesting? The following 12 trials from the book are presented at http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/trials in their entirety:
- Mary Dyer Trials: 1659 & 1660
- Griffith v. Griffith's Executors: 1798
- Pennsylvania v. Addicks: 1813
- United States v. Susan B. Anthony: 1873
- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: 1911
- Roe v. Wade: 1973
- Weinberger v.Wiesenfeld: 1975
- Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson: 1986
- In the Matter of Baby M: 1988
- The Tailhook Scandal: 1994
- Ireland v. Smith: 1995
- United States v. Virginia: 1996
For more information, contact Vanessa Birch at vanessa.birch@cengage.com.
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