Today in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Today in History—March 25—the Library of Congress features the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. On this date in 1911, nearly 150 workers, many of whom were young, recent immigrants, lost their lives in…
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A Path to a Wonderful Spring Break: Activities Featuring Primary Sources
Looking for interesting things to do while on spring break? Here are some suggestions featuring primary sources from the Library’s collections. Are you a fan of puzzles? Newspapers from…
Primary Sources from the Cutting Room Floor: Extending the Child Labor Primary Source Set
When the Library’s education team creates one of our primary source sets for educators, the most difficult part of the process is deciding what to leave out. Searching for…
Collections Spotlight: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Frances Benjamin Johnston – Biographical Overview and Chronology Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection Photographs of Frances Benjamin…
TPS Consortium Update March 2024
Get content you won’t find anywhere else—news, resources, PD + other opportunities & more—with this monthly…
TPS Spotlight: Resources for Civic Learning
Today, more than ever, we need a fully engaged and informed citizenry to participate in shaping…
Primary Source Spotlight: Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, may not be dead, but it is not currently part…
Teaching Now: Student Witnesses to History
This is a guest post from Sara Ziemnik, a World History and AP United States History…
Collections Spotlight: Carter G. Woodson
Educator and author Carter G. Woodson co-founded Negro History week in 1926. Carter G. Woodson historical…
Primary Source Spotlight: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her bus seat…
Primary Source Spotlight: Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay civil rights activist, social reformer, pacifist, AIDS activist, and author…
Literature Links: Indian Boyhood
The primary source set above and the associated learning activities below were inspired by a discussion…
Collections Spotlight: Avalanches & Snow Storms
Avalanches Snow storms/Snowstorms Blizzards Related resources
TPS Spotlight: Library of Congress Self-Paced Professional Development
The first two modules in a series of learning and practicing strategies for teaching with primary…
NHD 2024: Topic Resources
Lexington and Concord Gettysburg and Vicksburg Reconstruction Spanish American War United States Enters World War I…