Where Did We Come From?

1775	Pennsylvania Abolition Society Founded Founding of the Pennsylvania Abolitions Society Address to the Public Anthony Benezet
1776	The Declaration The complete text More information about the Declaration Writing the Declaration of Independence Listen to the Declaration
1776	Remember the Ladies Abigail Smith
1781	Mum Bett Wins Freedom Mum Bett Pictures
1790's	Trade Union Strikes Trade Unions in America
1791	New Book: The Rights of Women Mary Wollstonecraft
1826	American Society for the Promotion of Temperance The Temperance Archive
1827	Mechanics' Union of Trade The Workingmen's Party
1845	New Book: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass' Letter to Mary Todd Lincoln Escape From Slavery
1848	Women's Rights Convention Women's Rights Convention Women's Rights National Historical Park Seneca Falls Declaration
1849	Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman
1849	Elizabeth Blackwell Becomes a Doctor Women of the Hall
1865	End of the Civil War Newspaper article
1866	National Labor Union National Labor Union Requested an Eight-Hour Workday
1869	Founding of the National Woman Suffrage Association Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1877	The Great Railroad Strike Photographs The Railroad Strike of 1877
1889	Hull House is Created Jane Addams
1892	Ida B. Wells Fights for the Safety of African Americans Ida B. Wells
1906	A New Book: The Jungle The Cover of the Book
1909	Founding of the NAACP NAACP
1911	Tragedy Leads to Change Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Mill Girl A Tragic Fire
1920	The 19th Amendment Newspaper article
1920	Prohibition Back to the Bars
1938	Fair Labor Standards Act Fair Labor Standards Act Danger Children at Work
1955	Rosa Parks Takes a Seat How I Fought for Civil Rights Montgomery Rosa Parks Library and Museum
1963	March on Washington Newspaper article The 1963 March on Washington
1965	A New Book: Unsafe at Any Speed Ralph Nader Vote Nader
1968	Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez
1972	Title IX (Nine) Girls Can Look Up to a 'Hero for Daisy' 1972 Law Leveled Sports Playing Field
1998	Tobacco Settlement Summary of the Multistate Settlement Agreement (MSA) Inside the Tobacco Deal

5.1.1.4 "Where Did We Come From?"