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ERIC Number: EJ572623
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Incorporating the First Ladies into the Classroom.
Watson, Robert P.
Social Studies, v89 n4 p165-70 Jul-Aug 1998
Argues that a view of First Ladies as "activist political partners" is the rule rather than exception, despite their omission from most textbooks. Suggests that biographies of First Ladies offer a fascinating way to study presidential politics and to illuminate the role of women in U.S. history. Discusses several First Ladies. (DSK)
Descriptors: Biographies, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Presidents of the United States, United States History, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: First Ladies (United States)