The Art of Biography

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 13.03.12

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Objectives
  4. Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Appendix
  7. Student Resources
  8. Annotated Bibliography
  9. Notes

Glory Daze: Gloria Steinem's Biography Untangles the Mystique of Feminism

Sonia M. Henze

Published September 2013

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Student Resources

http://2020vision.org empowers citizens to take a progressive stance on issues

http://www.aclu.org ACLU works to preserve personal liberties and Constitutional rights

http://www.aaiusa.org Arab American Institute works on civic and political empowerment of Arab Americans

http://www.aaweonline.org African American Women Evolving increases leadership

http://www.crlp.org Center for Reproductive Rights is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that conducts research on public policy in the United States and worldwide.

For 20 years, the Center for Reproductive Rights has used the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill.

http://www.emilyslist.org Emily's List raises funds for pro-choice Democratic candidates. The goal is to have a female president soon.

http://www.feminist.com Founder & Executive Director Marianne Schnall

http://www.feminist.org Feminist Majority Foundation

"Instead of what the media and many scholars think women have been doing, find out what women have really been doing for the past four decades: read The Feminist Chronicles. Expanding outward from NOW, the largest feminist organization in the world, this provides a breadth, depth, and diversity that should be on every historian's desk, and every bedside table for a nightly dose of, 'I didn't know that!'"Gloria Steinem

http://www.genderads.com/ The genderads project shows women exploited in ads

http://www.msmagazine.com Available through various apps.

http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/gloria-in-her-own-words Available on HBO Signature after August 30, 2013. Should be available on demand in September 2013.

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