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Founded in 1975, the Miller Center is a nonpartisan public policy institution. The Miller Center's mission is to research, reflect and report on issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. The webs
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The United States Government’s official Supreme Court Website is a fantastic resource for both students and teachers. Links to the Constitution can be found on this site, as well as a history of the court, traditions past and present a list of past justices, and profiles of current justices.&nb
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Reviewed Websites
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the coll
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
The true story of the night when good friends Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a daring moonlit flight in Amelia's plane and a swift, open-aired spin in Eleanor's car.
Reading Level:
High School,Adult
A detailed biographical resource that presents personality traits, health issues, friends, habits, and quotations about the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton which details the impact these women have had on our American history.
Reading Level:
High School,Adult
Take a look at each First Lady and her effect on the job of First Lady and examine the ways the role of First Lady has changed over the years.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A collection of portraits of America's First Ladies recounts the lives and contributions of such figures as Bess Truman, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Eleanor Roosevelt, and is complemented by large-size photographs.
Reading Level:
Middle School,High School,Adult
Details of the Smithsonian exhibition featuring gowns and clothing, personal belongings, White House and campaign memorabilia which examines the duties and role of the presidential wife.
Author:
Carl Sferrazza Anthony
Reading Level:
High School,Adult
Author Carl S. Anthony likens the First Ladies to a select sorority in this splendid history that defines the political and social power inherent to the position of First Lady.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A look at the First Ladies and biographies of those highlighted.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
A picture-book biography of the first African-American First Lady.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Early Elementary School
A biography of Lady Bird Johnson, who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.
