Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

Hunt, Irene
Visit this site for a biography of the author of Across Five Aprils. You will learn about her family, her education, and the motivation for her writing.

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

The Dust Bowl
See pictures and watch a video clip of a sandstorm from the Dust Bowl, which devastated the Plains of the United States for almost a decade during the 1930s.

Laborers for Liberty: American Women 1865-1890 by Harriet Sigerman

Linda Richards: America’s First Trained Nurse
Linda Richards was born in 1841, a time when women were not common in the workplace. On this biographical site, read about her life and the doors she opened for many other women.

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl by Joyce Hansen

The Emancipation Proclamation
The National Archives and Records Administration hosts this site that provides a copy of the original Emancipation Proclamation written by President Abraham Lincoln. Also included is a brief history of the document, along with links to the official transcript of the Proclamation and audio testimonial from a formerly enslaved person.