Mink was not only the first Japanese American to be elected to Congress, but the first woman of color in general to win the seat. She served for a total of twelve years, having involvement in such issues as the first federal child-care bill, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of ...
Native Americans travel around the area by canoe or on foot. Although some farming is done, most food is acquired through hunting and gathering. One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. After the American Revolution, ...
The nation of the United States was founded in 1776. However, American history begins with the establishment of the first English colonies in 1620. The history of the North American continent dates back tens of thousands of years ago to the arrival of Native Americans from Siberia. What is th...
April 18 - 1906 Earthquake and Fire History 1907-In the first decade of the twentieth Century, organized labor in San Francisco exercised "more power and influence than labor in any other major American metropolitan area." The year 1901 saw the formation of the Union Labor Party (ULP), a ...
Women have played an extraordinary part in American History. Whether moving toward freedom from slavery, freedom in the workplace, or the freedom to make one's own choices, women have positioned themselves as voices of empowerment and endurance. These women have lent their incredibly important voic...
G.Learners should first think about which sounds don’t exist in your native language. 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: Water is very important for us, so we must stop it ___ polluted.A.from beB.isC.from beingD.from is 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: Confidence is an important ___ (条...
I talked about Amandibai Joshi earlier. She’s definitely one of my favorites and I think another one of my favorites is Bessie Coleman, who was born to black and Native American parents in the American South in the 1890s, so a tough start to begin with. But she really wanted to p...
Susan La Flesche Picottewas an Omaha doctor in the early 1900s who is considered the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree. Her story is endlessly inspiring: According to theOmaha World-Herald, she was the daughter of an Omaha chief and returned to the reservation after graduat...
Maria Tallchief was a Native American ballet dancer from Fairfax, OK (1925 - 2013), and she is remembered as the first American to hold the rank of "prima" ballerina. She was so talented that she was even recognized by European ballet companies. ...
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