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| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Victorian scrapbook fan made by Julia Morris of Madison, decorated with suggestions about courtship, love and marriage, 1895-1899. (Museum object #1955.480 |
| Sourcebook, PowerPoint Presentation, Video |
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| Help students learn about the civil rights era with resources designed for teaching about Freedom Summer. Access original source documents, images, video |
| Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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| Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
| The Society’s museum collections include 110,000 historical objects and about 500,000 archaeological items that document the history of Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives |
| Read an overview of this pivotal event in the nation's civil rights era |
| Follow the progression of key events before, during and after Freedom Summer. Contains links to original documents |
| Wisconsin Citizen Petitions |
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| Brief descriptions and links to original documents created by CORE, SNCC, COFO, local residents, volunteers and opponents. Organized by topic |
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