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We are students at Bradley University and our Museum focuses on some very influential women in history. We hope you enjoy learning about their accomplishments and seeing primary resources that correspond to each woman.

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Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Lindsey Warneka under the direction of Dr. Christy Keeler during a Teaching American History grant module. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.

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Student Learning Standards

Zach PoppMay Borges

Kim Garcia

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.

• 18.C.3b Explain how diverse groups have contributed to U.S. social systems over time.

• V. Individuals, Groups, & Institutions Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions, so that the learner can: show how groups and institutions work to meet individual needs and promote the common good, and identify examples of where they fail to do so.

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Women in Politics

Hillary Clinton Eleanor RooseveltMadeleine

Albright

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Women in Art and Literature

Louisa MayAlcott

Georgia O’Keeffe Mary Cassatt

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Women in Science

Clara Barton Marie Curie Jane Goodall

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Women Activists

Rosa Parks Susan B. AnthonyHarriet Tubman

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Lydia Moss Bradley was a determined philanthropist during her time. Despite the deaths of her husband and six children she persevered

and was able to found the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, which is now called Bradley University. Pictured above is a portrait of with her hair

done in the shape of a crown.

Publisher Bradley University Library

Type Image

Format 35mm Slide

Source PHS slide collection

Rights This resource is provided for educational purposes only. Copyright to these images is held by the Peoria Historical Society or other persons/entities; images may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission. Any attempt to download, copy in any manner, and/or circumvent the access controls placed on these files is a violation of United States and international copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution. For more information, please call (309) 677-2823 or email frey@bradley.edu.

Collection Peoria Historical Society Image Collection

Identifier PHS-P0703

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Pictured in the top right is a portrait of Hillary Clinton from 1992. Throughout her political career, she has been the First Lady of the United States, a U.S. Senator, and the United States Secretary of

State, making a name for herself as one of the most recognized female politicians of today.

Title: [Mrs. Bill Clinton, bust portrait, facing slightly right]

Digital ID: (digital file from original item) ds 00125 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.00125

Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-00125 (digital file from original item) LC-USZ62-139377 (b&w film copy neg.) LC-USZ62-107702 (b&w film copy neg.)

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

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Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States of America while her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt was President. During her time

as First Lady, she did many things to help make the country a better place. Here, we hear a speech that was given by Eleanor Roosevelt on

keeping positive mindsets about the US involvement in the war.

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Item TitleSpeech by Eleanor A. Roosevelt, New YorkAuthor/CreatorSpeaker: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962Created/Published1941NotesCollector's institution: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Hyde Park, NYVirility of USA; isolationism during the belligerent status; war production and the spiritual value of Christmas.MediumAudio tape; 10.5” reel, 7.5 ips; duration: 14:43Call NumberAFC 1986/022: AFS 24,312 a02Part ofCenter for Applied Linguistics CollectionRepositoryLibrary of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Washington, D.C. 20540 USADigital IDafc1986022 sr14a02 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc1986022.sr14a02

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Madeleine Albright served as the United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman to become the United States Secretary of State. The link provides an interview that Albright did for HBO’s History Makers Series where she discusses her life and time in

politics.

Madeleine Albright Link to Interview

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Louisa May Alcott is a famous American author during the mid 1800’s. Her most popular book was Little Women, is loosely based on her and her sisters. She also published over 30 other books and stories. She is

pictured here sitting at her writing desk.

Louisa May Alcott

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Digital ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b23058 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b23058Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-75860 (b&w film copy neg.)Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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Georgia O’Keeffe is a famous American painter from the 20th century. She is best known for her canvases of flowers and southwest

landscapes. One of her well known paintings was done in 1931 entitled Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses. Above is a picture taken of her by

Alfred Stieglitz in 1919.

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Title: Georgia O'KeeffeCreator(s): Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946, photographerDate Created/Published: 1919.Medium: 1 photographic print : palladium ; 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.5 x 19.5 cm.), mounted on board 21 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (54.9 x 39.7 cm.).Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-6228 (color film copy transparency)Rights Advisory: Publication is restricted. For information see "Alfred Stieglitz Collection,"(http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/146_stie.html)Call Number: PH - Stieglitz (A.), no. 19 (B size) [P&P]Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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Mary Cassatt was an impressionist artist during the later 1800s. She moved to Paris to pursue an art education. Even when her paintings were tragically destroyed she found a way to overcome the obstacle and become a famous painter. Pictured above is one of her artworks

entitled Mother’s Kiss.

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Title: Mother's kiss / Mary CassattCreator(s): Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926, artistDate Created/Published: 1891.Medium: 1 print : drypoint and aquqtint, col.Summary: Mother holding and kissing her nude baby.Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-1324 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-53878 (b&w film copy neg.)Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.Call Number: FP - XIX - C343, no. 149 (C size) [P&P]Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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This is a portrait of Clara Barton from 1910 where she posed as President of the Red Cross Society. Clara Barton was one of the first

women to teach school in the days when most teachers were men. She was one of the first women to work for the federal government. She

risked her life and helped bring supplies and support to Civil War soldiers. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881, at the age of

sixty, and ran it for 23 years.

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Title: Clara Barton, President American Red Cross Society / designed and engraved by Central Bureau of Engraving, N.Y.Date Created/Published: [ca. 1910?]Medium: 1 photomechanical print : halftone.Summary: Three-quarter length portrait of Clara Barton, seated, facing slightly left.Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-112532 (b&w film copy neg.)Call Number: BIOG FILE - Barton, Clara, 1821-1912 <item> [P&P]

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This is a picture of Marie Curie with President Harding, taken in 1921. Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist. She was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist. Marie conducted pioneering research on

radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person, and only woman, to win twice.

Title: Pres. Harding & Marie Curie, 5/20/21

Date Created/Published: [19]21 May 20.

Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-npcc-04181 (digital file from original)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LC-F8- 14070 [P&P]

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Marie Curie

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This is a picture of Jane with one of the chimps she worked with, David Greybeard. Jane is an English anthropologist. She is a UN Messenger

of Peace. Jane is considered to be the foremost expert on chimpanzees.

Title: [Jane Goodall, crouched down, reaching out to chimapanzee, "David Greybeard"]

Date Created/Published: 1965.

Medium: 1 photographic print.

Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-122227 (b&w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory: Publication may be restricted. For information see "New York World-Telegram & ...,"(http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/076_nyw.html)

Call Number: NYWTS - BIOG--Goodall, Jane--Scientist <item> [P&P]

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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Rosa Parks was an influential activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1960’s. She was one of many African

Americans who showed defiance towards racial segregation. She is pictured above getting fingerprinted after her refusal to give up her seat

to a white passenger.

Rosa Parks

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New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. 1956.Prints & Photographs Division.Reproduction Number:LC-USZ62-109643

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Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and a women’s suffrage pioneer. Pictured above is a program from a reception held for

her at New York’s famed Astor Hotel.

ITEM TITLESusan B. Anthony Fair and ReceptionCREATED/PUBLISHEDNew York City, New York: New York State Woman Suffrage Association, February 11, 1911MEDIUMsuffrage fair program; 36 p., 23.7 x 17.9 cm.CALL NUMBERJK1881 .N357 sec. XVI, no. 3-9 NAWSA CollPART OFMiller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897-1911; Scrapbook 9; page 87Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Washington, D.C. 20540DIGITAL ID rbcmil scrp7008601

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Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist who is most famous for her work on the underground railroad during the time of slavery and the civil war. In the underground railroad, Tubman helped numerous slaves and their families hide and escape to safety. She is seen here photographed in 1911.

ITEM TITLEPhotograph of Harriet TubmanCREATED/PUBLISHED[1911]NOTESPhotograph of Harriet Tubman, seated, with white shawl about her head.SUBJECTSphotographTubman, HarrietUnited States--New York--AuburnMEDIUMphotograph; 20.4 x 15.2 cm.CALL NUMBERJK1881 .N357 sec. XVI, no. 3-9 NAWSA Coll

Harriet Tubman

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