Unit 1
A. Mary Lyon, A leader in Womens Education in the 19th Century
B. Susan B. Anthony, Fighter for Rights for Women
Unit 2
A. Annie Oakley, One of the Most Famous Sharp Shooters in American History
B. Eleanor Creesy, Guider of One of the Fastest Sailing Ships
Unit 3
A. Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross
B. Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Modern Western Woman Doctor
Unit 4
A. Louisa May Alcott, the Author of Little Women
B. Emily Dickinson, One of Americas Greatest Poets
Unit 5
A. Ida Tarbell, Magazine Writer against One of the Most Powerful Companies
in the World
B. Nellie Bly, Newspaper Reporter Used Unusual Methods to Investigate and
Write About Illegal Activities in New York City
Unit 6
A. Willa Cather, Celebrating Europeans Who Settled in the American Midwest
B. Edith Wharton, a Writer of the Young Innocent in a Dishonest World
Unit 7
A. Helen Keller, Out of a World of Darkness Silence, Bringing Hope to Millions
B. Margaret Sanger, Who Led the Fight for Birth Control for Women
Unit 8
A. Bessie Coleman, the First African-American Woman Pilot
B. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, a Famous Pilot and Writer
Unit 9
A. Zora Neale Hurston, One of the Most Recognized Black Women Writers
B. Margaret Mead, Social Scientist with Americas Highest Award for Civilians
Unit 10
A. Georgia OKeefe, One of the Most Popular and Easily Recognized Artists
B. Martha Graham, Mother of Modern Dance
Unit 11
A. Eleanor Roosevelt, the Most Influential Wife of Any American President
B. Lady Bird Johnson, the Former First Lady, an Environmental Activist Who
Made America More Beautiful
Unit 12
A. Margaret Bourke-White, One of the Leading Photographers of the 20th
Century
B. Diane Arbus, Revolutionary Photographer of Unusual People
Unit 13
A. Katharine Hepburn, an Independent and Intelligent Actress
B. Katharine Graham, a Powerful Media Leader in America
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Passage A
Mary Lyon, A Leader in Womens Education in the 19th Century
Vivian Bournazian
[1] During the 19th century, womens education was not considered important in the United States. Supporters of advanced education for women faced many problems.
[2] States did require each town to provide a school for children, but teachers often were poorly prepared. Most young women were not able to continue on with their education in private
schools. If they did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew clothing, and music.
[3] Mary Lyon felt that womens education was extremely important. Th rough her lifelong work for education she became one of the most famous women in 19th-century America. She believed that women were teachers both in the home and in the classroom. And, she believed that efforts to better educate young women also served God. If women were better educated, she felt, they could teach in local schools throughout the United States and in foreign countries.
[4] Mary Lyon was born in Buckland1, Massachusetts, in 1797. Her father died when she was only five years old. For Mary, hard work was a way of life. But she later remembered with great pleasure her childhood years in the home where she was born. She ever described what she could see from that house on a hill:
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