political activity

Offers a comprehensive overview of where women stand today in America and how hard they have fought to get there.

"Drawing on memoirs, archives, and interviews, Davis and Trani trace American prejudice toward Russia and China by focusing on the views of influential writers and politicians over the course of the twentieth century, showing where American images originated and how they evolved"--Provided by publisher.

Encourages teens to organize and become politically active in order to educate, engage, and agitate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people of all ages and helps them become involved in the fight for equal rights.

A history of American women, beginning in the sixteenth century and continuing through the early 1990s, examining the lives of pioneers, slaves, immigrant and factory workers, executives, homemakers, and others, and discussing their contributions to the shaping of the nation.

Discusses the concept of service learning in which young people gain knowledge and skills through volunteer work; and looks at how the concept applies to political campaigns.

Advice for running in a school election, with tips on such aspects as conducting a campaign, making promises, and delivering a speech.

Profiles 21 women who have achieved greatness in the areas of education, social work, politics, aviation, science, the fine arts, entertainment, and church work. Illustrated with photographs.

Tells the true stories of musicians who have been moved by their convictions to become involved in the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, political activism, the antinuclear crusade, human rights, and other calls for social change.