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Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 17, 2022

Facing History shares five books that have been released in the last year that address important themes in women’s history.

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by Facing History & Ourselves

Mar 14, 2022

Explore resources that offer additional points of entry that educators can use to situate the Ukrainian refugee crisis in broader global histories of displacement and highlight its connections to other refugee crises unfolding around the globe.

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by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 10, 2022

Facing History provides links to 10 virtual exhibitions that teachers can use to introduce students to women's history.

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Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 8, 2022

Facing History summarizes the significance of the Supreme Court Justice nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Dec 14, 2021

Below are 6 books published in 2021 that speak to underacknowledged dimensions of human rights in history, teaching, and contemporary global society.

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Insight

by R.R. Rubin

Mar 24, 2022

Facing History describes the wave of Anti-Transgender legislation happening in the US, and how this affects our trans youth.

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Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 21, 2022

Facing History summarizes three new books that have been released in the last year that address the ongoing struggle of women against gender violence.

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Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 18, 2022

Facing History provides a list of five YA titles that have been released in the last year that make important themes in women’s history and contemporary life accessible to young readers.

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by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 4, 2022

Facing History invites teachers to take a deeper dive into the histories and experiences of women around the nation in work with their students.

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Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Mar 2, 2022

Facing History invites educators to check out the following 5 classroom resources that offer a look at women making history in various contexts and/or contemporary experiences and contributions within various domains.

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Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Feb 28, 2022

The approaches that Black leaders have embraced across space and time are numerous and have encompassed assimilationist and integrationist conceptions of social change, alongside contrasting approaches rooted in Black self-determination and nationalism.

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Impact Story

by Jen Langley

Apr 22, 2022

Facing History Sr. Director of Marketing & Analytics Jen Langley reflects on her personal connection to the Armenian Genocide.

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