[Ohiogift] National History Club News Update - November 2016

Wed Nov 30 11:33:27 EST 2016

National History Club News

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November 2016

Teacher Seminars at the Gilder Lehrman Institute

Lessons of Leadership Contest

Temple University

Rad Women Worldwide

        Written by Kate Schatz                    
            Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl            

            Ten Speed Press | Hardcover, 112 pages | ISBN: 978-0-399-57886-1 | Price: $15.99            

            Educational and inspirational, Rad Women Worldwide tells fresh, engaging, and inspiring tales of perseverance and radical success by pairing well researched and riveting biographies with powerful and expressive cut-paper portraits. From 430 BCE to 2016, spanning 31 countries around the world, the book features an array of diverse figures, including Hatshepsut (the great female king who ruled Egypt peacefully for two decades) and Malala Yousafzi (the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize) to Poly Styrene (legendary teenage punk and lead singer of X-Ray Spex) and Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft (polar explorers and the first women to cross Antarctica). This progressive and visually arresting book is a compelling addition to women's history and belongs on the shelf of every school, library, and home.            

            Click here to read an excerpt            

            Click here to order an examination copy            

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Teacher Seminars at the Gilder Lehrman Institute

            Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American history.            

            Each summer, the Gilder Lehrman Institute offers academically rigorous Teacher Seminars for K-12 educators. These one-week seminars are open exclusively to participants in the Institute's free Affiliate School Program.            

            Seminars range from the "The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass" to "Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightment" to "The Great Depression and World War II". If your school is not in the Affiliate program, register here to ensure that you will be eligible to apply for the Teacher Seminars.            

            The deadline to apply for 2017 Teacher Seminars is February 20, 2017.            

Apply Today!

Lessons of Leadership Contest

            Throughout history leaders and famous individuals have often inspired us with their words. The NHC and The HBE Foundation present the 4th annual Lessons of Leadership Contest, which invites members of the NHC to select a quote from a historical figure and examine how that person's actions validated his/her words and helped make an impact on history. Contest entries can be submitted in any three of the following formats:            

            * An essay of not more than 2,000 words, supplemented with a thorough bibliography and endnotes.            

            * A documentary that reflects your ability to communicate your figure's importance, and also helps you develop skills in using photographs, video, graphic presentations, etc.            

            * A website that reflects your ability to use website design software and computer technology to communicate how your historical figure influenced history.            

            All entries must be received by April 1, 2017 and cash prizes for the five top submissions total $5,000!            

Find out more information!

Temple University

            Temple University's award-winning faculty, rich regional resources, and acclaimed research centers give its History Department a prominent voice in global conversations about the past and the present.            

            The Temple University History Department has a powerful impact in numerous fields, including international and military history, environmental history, urban history, public history, African American and civil rights history, Atlantic history, and many others. From 2009 through 2015, our full-time faculty have written twenty-nine books and edited six volumes, published forty-seven articles in peer-reviewed journals and contributed fifty-nine chapters to anthologies and major handbooks.            

            Our 300+ undergraduate majors shine as well, competing successfully every year for university and external prizes and grants, and going on to prestigious graduate programs such as: University of Chicago, Princeton University, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, and other schools in the United States and around the world.            

            The History Department at Temple is the proud home of very active research centers that support graduate students, sponsor conferences, and interact continuously with academic and non-academic communities in Philadelphia and around the world. Our Center for Public History trains students for work beyond the university-from museums and archives to the halls of government-and to be particularly mindful of community, collaborative practice, and the fraught politics of shared memory.  The Center supports research and socially engaged projects with community partners, winning external grants, national attention, and awards. The MA program with concentration in public history enjoys a remarkable 100% placement rate for graduates who find careers in national and regional cultural organizations.            

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