Women's History
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A Portrait of Maya Angelou 58 minutes |
Library Resource | February 3, 2010 |
| Becoming American: Between Two Worlds | Lesson Plan | March 26, 2008 |
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Blessed is the Match Study Guide
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Publication | October 28, 2008 |
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Confronting September 11: In the Name of Religion
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Taliban, a name that translates into English as religious students,
gained control of almost all of Afghanistan in 1996. As the Taliban
consolidated their power they forged their militant brand of Islam into
national law. |
Facing Today | February 24, 2008 |
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Daring to Resist: Three Women Face the Holocaust 57 minutes |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
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Ending Sexual Violence in Congo During her seven-nation African tour, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with women and men in a crowded refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. One of Clinton’s priorities during her visit was to raise awareness of violence against women—a rampant problem in DR Congo where, according to the United Nations, approximately 3,500 women have been raped this year alone, along with a growing number of men and children. |
Facing Today | August 17, 2009 |
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French Prime Minister Says Burqa “Not Welcome”
At a rare appearance before
Parliament French President Nicholas Sarkozy expressed solidarity with
legislators hoping to create a commission to study what they believe is a
growing trend of women wearing burqas in France. |
Facing Today | July 2, 2009 |
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I Promised I Would Tell Sonia Weitz tells her story through poetry and testimony during the Holocaust. She gives life to the millions of children, men and women who were murdered in Europe because they were Jews. Her personal memories and poetry give a history to mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters.
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Publication | March 9, 2008 |
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I Will Not be Sad in this World 56 minutes This film presents a portrait of 94 year-old Zaroohe Najarian of Fresno, California, and also a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. Interspersed with her present-day life&emdash;keeping house, cooking, working in her garden&emdash;are scenes recalling the Turkish massacres, life in a Beirut orphanage, immigration to America, and 50 years working as a seamstress. She poses for her son, author-painter Peter Najarian, who comments on his mother's remarkable capacity for happiness and her refusal to be sad or bitter. |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice 58 minutes |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
This guide includes classroom strategies and activities that will support students as they consider the significance of Hannah Senesh's life and the legacy that she leaves for young people today. Students study Senesh's poetry, letters and diary entries as they consider themes such as adolescent voice, heroism, and activism, as well as the historical context of the film.
Sonia Weitz tells her story through poetry and testimony during the Holocaust.
