Unladylike2020 presents biographies of 26 little-known Progressive Era women who broke barriers in then-male-dominated fields such as science, medicine, politics, business, journalism, exploration, and the arts.
The women featured in the Unladylike2020 digital shorts are just part of much larger historical stories. To uncover more of the story, you must think like a historian and approach the past in a critical way.
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Space | Pause/Play video playback |
Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
In this interactive lesson you will:
Learn about women of the Progressive Era.
Search for and examine primary source material.
Craft a historical argument using a primary source that you’ve found related to an Unladylike2020 subject. In your final essay assignment you will argue what learning about a specific Unladylike2020 woman adds to your understanding of the Progressive Era in U.S. History.