Isecke, Harriet

Presents a children's play about the struggles, hardships, and tragedies of two immigrant families from their arrival at Ellis Island in 1914 until they become United States citizens five years later. Includes a glossary, related song and poem, and tips for rehearsing and performing the play.

Provides a script in which two African American students decide to join the Freedom Riders to protest the Jim Crow laws. When the Freedom Riders are beaten by angry mobs in the streets, the governor and the attorney general are forced to get involved. Includes a poem, a song, and a glossary of terms.

Explore women's suffrage and the journey that many women in the United States took to fight for equality, opportunity, and most importantly the right to vote.

A readers' theater script for six cast members that describes the working conditions of children in mills in the early 20th century.

Learn about the controversial and inspiring movement that took decades to achieve suffrage for all women in the United States.

Details the efforts of suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to fight for women's equality. Includes photographs and a glossary.