Connecticut History. Throughout the state’s history, Connecticut residents have always been breaking barriers.
Most often these incidences take the form of compelling stories about individuals and groups that made a lasting impact on our nation’s history. From tales of achievement (such as the election of Ella Grasso) to acts of civil disobedience (such as those undertaken by the Smith Sisters in their fight for equality), the perseverance and resolve demonstrated throughout Connecticut’s history makes significant contributions to the story of breaking barriers in the United States. Connecticut Explored. History Day 2020: Breaking Barriers in History Stories from Connecticut Explored to inspire and inform your project!
Women Breaking Barriers “Mary Hall: Breaking the Legal Barrier,” Spring “Women Who Changed the World, “ Summer Women at work: “The Steno Pool and the Factory Floor,” Winter 2013- World War II Refugees: “A Godmother to Ravensbruck Survivors,” Winter Ida Tarbell, early female journalist: “A Muckraker Retreats to Easton,” Fall “Greenwich Women Face the Great War,” Winter 2014- “Katharine Hepburn, Local Girl,” Spring.
Docs Teach National History Day. Ken Burns, Filmmaker, Breaking Barriers. National Archives. Hundreds of primary sources and teaching activities are available on the new DocsTeach National History Day page devoted to the 2020 NHD theme: Breaking Barriers in History.
DocsTeach is the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives. The NHD page is one of several Popular Topics pages. You can use this special DocsTeach page to help your students prepare for this year’s National History Day contest. Choose teaching activities to get them thinking about breaking barriers. And share primary sources for possible NHD topics. Massachusetts History.
Start by looking through the official National History Day 2020 Breaking Barriers in History Theme Book.
Then begin exploring the many historical resources available at the Massachusetts Historical Society. You can begin searching for inspiration anywhere in our collections: by exploring our library catalogues, our online resources, our collection guides, or by visiting us in person. Have research questions? Not sure where to start? Our Library Reader services are happy to help! Topics and Themes. U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is proud to be a part of National History Day (NHD).
This annual competition encourages participating students to engage in original historical research in primary sources and to present their findings in a series of contests. This page is a starting point for primary sources for the 2020 NHD theme, “Breaking Barriers in History.” The CVC has hundreds of online primary sources that are an excellent research asset for National History Day participants. The U.S. Capitol, the home of Congress, has been the site of many exciting barrier-breaking moments in history. When you find a topic of interest, you can use the "Search" feature to find more or find other resources from our partners at the U.S. National Museum of African American History and Culture.
National Women's History Museum. Newseum. When thinking about what is a barrier, the first thought that might come to mind is a wall or a fence.
However, barriers can be much more than physical structures, whether man-made or natural.. They can be ideological, theoretical, or even dispositional. Political, legal or legislative, social or societal. Barriers can have positive or negative consequences, or they can even serve as markers for historic milestones. We've compiled a list of examples from our resources to help you brainstorm ideas for your National History Day project. Students can find plenty of project ideas among our 1,500+ digital resources of historical front pages, artifacts, original newsreels and photographs.
(To access many of these resources that are copyright protected, you must have a NewseumED account; registration is free. Smithsonian Learning Lab. Let us stop for a minute and think of how gender is portrayed around the world.
Women were always seen as the beautiful creatures who mainly relied on their beauty alone to get what they want/need. Men, on the other hand, are the strong tough guys who can take on anything with their incredible strength. The woman stays at home doing housework and cooking, while the man is out there in the world working hard to provide for his family. These are all things we were brought up to believe about the two genders. There is a clear divide between male and female. Through this collection we will be looking at various time periods. Taking a turn, but not a turn too far away from Ancient Greek art, we will be looking at the Renaissance era. We'll also be taking a quick glance at a couple pieces of Baroque art in which women were appearing even more powerful and overshadowing men by showing that they could be just as strong as them. George Washington's Mount Vernon.
Gilder Lehrman Institute. National History Day® engages more than half a million students around the world in conducting historical research on a topic of their choosing.
Students submit their projects to local and state/affiliate contests, with top students advancing to the national contest at the University of Maryland at College Park, June 14–18, 2020. The 2019–2020 theme is Breaking Barriers in History. Students are encouraged to push past mere facts and dates, and drill down into historical content to develop deeper perspective and understanding. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, having one of the most comprehensive collections of primary source documents in the country and offering a wide array of other resources for historical research, suggests the following as inspiration for students and teachers participating in National History Day. Online Exhibitions The Lewis and Clark Expedition An interactive map of the famous explorers’ expedition tracks their important stops from St. Mary E. Essays.