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6/25 Module 9: Postwar United States

Lead Scholar:
Bob Forrant

Communists, the Cold War and Espionage; Leaders of Peace—Leaders of War

Senator McCarthy
Arthur Miller
Edward R. Murrow
Eisenhower
Nixon
Hollywood 10

6/26 Module 7: The Emergence of Modern America

Lead Scholar:
Chad Montrie

Women’s Suffrage;
Women’s Rights

Sojourner Truth
Lucy Stone
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Alice Paul
Betty Freidan

6/27 Module 7:The Emergence of Modern America

Lead Scholar:
Michelle Scribner-MacLean
History of Science and Technology in the Past Century: A Look at How Technological Advances Have Impacted American Life

Watson and Crick
Rosalind Franklin
Nicolas Tesla
Jonas Salk
Albert Einstein
The Wright Brothers

6/30 Historical Field trip

Visit to African American Freedom Trail

Book Discussion Group:
Sarah's Long Walk by
Stephen Kendrick

Costumed presenters:
Boston Massacre; Freedom Trail Scholars Program

7/1 Module 10: Contemporary United States

Lead Scholar: Facing History and Ourselves
Women in the Civil Rights Movement; Choice, Courage, and Confrontation Ella Baker
Fannie Lou Hammer
Diane Nash
Unita Blackwell

7/2 Module 10: Contemporary United States

Lead Scholar: Lawrence Historical Center: Pat Jaysane, Gray Fitzsimmons

The Past and Present Legacies of Lowell and Lawrence, Massachusetts

Book Discussion Group:
Radicals of the Worst Sort by
Ardis Cameron

Charles Stover Storrow
Hiram Mills
Angelo Rocco
Alice O’Connor
The Polish Women

If you need information about course offerings contact  Dr. Pat Fontaine  Patricia_Fontaine@uml.edu; Information about the grant in general, contact Lauren Ream, Project Director LReam@aps1.net

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