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indicating student grade levels. A few examples of lesson Barton’s remarkable career as a leader of charitable causes, ( h t t p : / / w w w. n p s . g ov / h i s t o r y / n r / t w h p / w w w l p s / A Woman’s Place Is In the Sewall-Belmont House: Alice Paul plans accessible through the portal that address the theme of Leadership and Legacy in History include: Going-to-the-Sun Road: A Model of Landscape Engineering lessons/95sunroad/95sunroad.htm) This lesson explores the practical problems of constructing roads in difficult terrain and the leadership of NPS Director Stephen Mather and engineer Frank Kittredge in designing and building a road in such a way as to enhance, rather than damage, the fragile and beautiful landscape of Glacier National Park. (National Park/National Historic Landmark/Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.) Frederick Douglass (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/ “Journey from Slavery to Statesman”: The Homes of wwwlps/lessons/147douglass/147douglass.htm) Learn about Frederick Douglass’ journey from life as a slave to that of a respected statesman and leader. (Cedar Hill and the Nathan and Polly Johnson House are both resources of a National Historic Site. Wye House, the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, and from caring for the wounded on Civil War battlefields to founding the American Red Cross. (National Historic Site/ National Historic Landmark.) wwwlps/lessons/148sewallbelmont/148sewallbelmont. and Women’s Rights (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/ htm) Learn about activist Alice Paul and her leadership of the National Woman’s Party, and how American women organized to increase their political rights in the twentieth century. (National Historic Landmark.) the Conscience of the Nation (http://www.nps.gov/history/ The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March: Shaking nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/133SEMO/133selma.htm) Find out how people in Selma and national civil rights organizations worked together to end the unconstitutional denial of voting rights to African Americans in the South. Reading 2 consists of selections from oral histories taken in 1990 and 1991 from participants in the marches of March 7, March 9, and March 21- Cedar Hill are National Historic Landmarks.) residents in planning the marches. (National Historic Trail/ lessons/34hoover/34hoover.htm) This lesson plan looks Dinner Discussions at Maggie Walker’s House (http:// ( h t t p : / / w w w. n p s . g ov / h i s t o r y / n r / t w h p / w w w l p s / Herbert Hoover: Iowa Farm Boy and World Humanitarian at how President Hoover’s boyhood helped shape his international leadership role as administrator of the Belgian Relief Commission during World War I. (National Historic Site/ National Historic Landmark.) Molding of a Leader (http://www.nps.gov/eise/forteachers/ classrooms/molding-lessons.htm) The Molding of a Leader is a character education program focusing on Dwight D. Eisenhower’s leadership ability and the trust others placed in him as both supreme commander and 34th president of the United States. Five lesson plans challenge students to learn about the character traits that helped mold Eisenhower into such an effective leader and challenge them to develop and demonstrate those same admirable traits in their own lives. (National Historic Site.) Cross (http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/ Clara Barton’s House: Home of the American Red 74 lessons/27barton/27barton.htm) This lesson plan follows NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2015 25, 1965; these interviews demonstrate the leadership of local Brown Chapel AME Church and the First Confederate Capitol are National Historic Landmarks.) www.nps.gov/history/museum/tmc/MAWA/Dinner_ Discussions_Maggie_Walker_House.html) This lesson focuses on Maggie L. Walker (1864-1934), civil rights activist and trailblazing entrepreneur during the early years of the m ovement towards civil rights. This beloved African-American community leader devoted her life to defeating racism, sexism, and economic oppression. She chartered a bank, a newspaper, and a store 17 years before American women had the right to vote, and fostered black entrepreneurialism at a time when Jim Crow laws threatened African-American progress. (National Historic Site.) While visiting www.nps.gov/teachers, scroll down to the bottom of the front page and explore the highlighted “teacher features.” These link educators to other NPS resources, provide information about upcoming special educational events, or provide links to educational materials found on sites hosted by National Park Service partners. The features are updated regularly to keep teachers informed of new opportunities.