Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Mary Ann Shadd Cary - Publisher
In the decades before the Civil War (1861-1865), many Americans joined the abolition movement. The Shadd family was among them. Mary Ann Shadd (1823-1893) grew up in an African American family of 13 children.
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Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
The Grimké Sisters Abolitionists
Every night, Dinah was supposed to brush the E hair of her mistress, Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873). But one night, 12-year-old Sarah stopped Dinah. She wanted to help Dinah instead. They had to be quiet so they wouldn't get caught. It was 1804 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Grimkés were among Charleston's major slaveholding families. Strict laws regulated the behavior of both master and enslaved people.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Sacagawea Explorer
Sacagawea (1788-1812) played a unique role in history. She was a go-between for Indigenous peoples and EuroAmerican explorers.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Leonora M. Barry - Investigator
When Leonora M. Barry (1849-1923) was a young girl, her family left Ireland to escape a famine. They settled in New York. Barry became a teacher. In 1872, she married a fellow Irish immigrant. At that time, married women were not allowed to work. So, Barry stayed home to raise their three children.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Lydia E. Pinkham Businesswoman
Women were the first line of defense when it came to the good health of their families in the 1800s.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
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Louise Blanchard Bethune - Architect
Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1915) showed early promise in math. Lucky for her, her father was the principal and a mathematics teacher in a school in Waterloo, New York. Instead of going to school, Louise's father taught her at home until she was 11 years old. She also discovered a skill for planning houses. It developed into a lifelong interest in architecture and a place in history as the first professional female architect in the United States.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Mary Church Terrell Organizer
Some women wanted to have a greater voice in American society in the 1800s.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Finding a New Path
For many Americans, this month's mystery hero represents the ultimate modern trailblazer. She is recognized by just her first name.
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Cobblestone February 2025: Women Trailblazers of the 1800s
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Frances Willard Leader
During Frances Willard's lifetime (1839-1898), she was the best-known woman in America: She headed the largest women's organization in the worldthe Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). In that role, her abilities shone as a social activist, a dynamic speaker, and a brilliant organizer. She educated women on how to run meetings, write petitions, give speeches, and lobby state and federal legislators.
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Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Arabella Mansfield -Lawyer
Arabella Mansfield started out life as Belle Babb (1846-1911). She grew up in a Midwest family that valued education. In 1850, her father left to search for gold in California. He died in a tunnel accident a few years later.
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Allies in the Fight
Women hoping for a larger role in the world in which they lived faced a lot of opposition in the 19th century. But they found allies, too. Take a look.
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Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Scientists Reveal a Reason That Could Explain Mount Everest's Growth
MOUNT EVEREST, STANDING AT 29,032 FEET (8,849 METERS) ABOVE SEA LEVEL, IS THE TALLEST PEAK IN THE WORLD.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shapeshifting, Astronomers Find
YOU THINK HURRICANES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO CAN BE BIG?
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Muse February 2025: Waht Misteak?
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Lost Cat Treks More Than 800 Miles to Get Home
Rayne Beau (pronounced RANE-BO, as in \"rainbow\") is a two-year-old Siamese cat.
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Muse February 2025: Waht Misteak?
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IS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED TOO PERFECT?
EVERYONE'S LIFE CAN APPEAR PERFECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. On YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and similar apps, people tend to share their happiest, most picturesque moments. They carefully compose any text to get the message just right. They use filters and enhancements to glam up images and videos. The app sorts the posts with the most likes and comments to the top. The end result? All you see of others' lives is the best of the best.
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EASY AS ABC
But in number theory, well, it's complicated.
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MARYAM ZARINGHALAM
SCIENCE POLICY FELLOW AND WRITER
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When Good SCIENCE Goes BAD
Shrinking classes seemed like a good idea. But in one place, it turned out to have its limits.
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Can You Repeat That?
It's a big deal that scientists check one another's work.
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Art ALERT!
THE CASE OF THE MASTERPIECE THAT WASN'T
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Muse February 2025: Waht Misteak?
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Sojourner Truth Speaker
There was a time when slavery wastes abolished the institution over a number of decades. New York abolished slavery in 1827. Isabella Baumfree (c. 1797-1883) was born enslaved in Hurley, New York. When she was nine, she was taken from her parents and sold. She then was sold several more times. Some of her owners were cruel and abused her. During that time, she had several children.
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Sarah Josepha Hale Editor
Long before Vogue or Glamour caught women's attention, Godey's Lady's Book introduced the latest fashions.
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Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Elizabeth Blackwell- Doctor
Born in England, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) came with her family to settle in Ohio when she was 11 years old.
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Maria Mitchell - Astronomer
Maria (pronounced Ma-RYE-uh) Mitchell (1818-1889) was born on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. Like many families there, the Mitchells were Quakers.
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nellie Bly Journalist
nellie Bly's first newspaper articles appeared in print when she was just 20 years old.
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HEALING THE NATION
President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time on March 4, 1865.
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January 2025: 1865: A Year in the Civil War
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Little Creatures Among Us THE MANY MICROBES IN OUR DAILY LIVES
When you think you're alone, you're actually not. In the ground, the air, your room, and even your body are Strillions and trillions of creatures so tiny you can't see them.
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Muse January 2025: Invisible Kingdom
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
Let the Thing Be Pressed
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant began a nearly 10-month campaign in Virginia.
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January 2025: 1865: A Year in the Civil War
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
FORT FISHER'S FALL
Outnumbered Confederate soldiers inside Fort Fisher were unable to withstand the approach of Union troops by land and the constant Union naval bombardment from the sea.
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January 2025: 1865: A Year in the Civil War
Cobblestone American History Magazine for Kids
WAR SHERMAN-STYLE
As far as Union Major General William T. Sherman was concerned, the Civil War had gone on long enough.
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