Voices from the Sweatshops: A Glimpse of American Women through the Writing of a Dime Novel.

Chilcoat, George W.

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ERIC Number: EJ414143

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Publication Date: 1990

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Voices from the Sweatshops: A Glimpse of American Women through the Writing of a Dime Novel.

Chilcoat, George W.

Social Studies Texan, v6 n1 p41-43 Spr-Sum 1990

Presents a class activity that uses the dime novel in a critical mode as an avenue to increase student's knowledge of the concepts and themes of women's experiences during the nineteenth century. Provides background of the dime novel. Asks students to compose their own dime novel, and provides a student handout that outlines the process. (RW)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Fiction, History Instruction, Literary History, Nineteenth Century Literature, Novels, Social Studies, United States History, Womens Studies, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners

Language: English

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