An Examination of the Impact of Emancipation on Female Slaves during Lincoln's Presidency.
The emancipation of slaves is widely regarded as Lincoln's greatest accomplishment. However, like most of history, emancipation should be analyzed under two lenses: male and female.
This website provides primary and secondary sources to aid high school history students in unveiling the female lens of the history of emancipation. Students will be asked to use these sources in order to support their conclusion to the question: Did emancipation apply to women during Lincoln's presidency? |
The site has been designed for two purposes:
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