Welcome to H-SHGAPE's Question of the Week!
Every other Wednesday, the list editors will ask a question about the Gilded Age and Progressive Era that we hope will provoke lively discussion. We encourage you to share your thoughts by typing in the "Post a Reply" box below the original post, or, if you're getting this by email, by clicking on the "Read More or Reply" link.
This week's question:
Hi everyone
I *also* like talking about radicalism in the GAPE. One of my favorite resources in the University of Washington's "Mapping American Social Movements" Project. They have an excellent breakdown of socialist membership between 1904 and 1940, which you can find at http://depts.washington.edu/moves/SP_map-members.shtml. They also have great maps relating to the Knight of Labor, IWW, and National Women's Party.
Greetings all. I really like talking about radicalism in the GAPE. There is a good collection of sources on the American Socialist Labor Party at https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/eam/slp/socialistlaborparty.html. I especially like using the party platform from 1877, because by our standards it's a pretty moderate reformist platform yet was so "radical" at the time. If you poke around Marxists.org there are tons of other sources for the period you might find useful.
After our summer hiatus, H-SHGAPE's Question of the Week has returned!
Every other Wednesday, the list editors will ask a question about the Gilded Age and Progressive Era that we hope will provoke lively discussion. We encourage you to share your thoughts by typing in the "Post a Reply" box below the original post, or, if you're getting this by email, by clicking on the "Read More or Reply" link.
This week's question:
I'm Bruce Acker, associate director of the Confucius Institute and previously assistant director of Asian Studies at the University at Buffalo.
In both positions, I have coordinated local seminars of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), which provides information and resources for classroom teachers about Korea, Japan and China. Many social studies teachers participate in these seminars, so it is helpful for me to stay informed about developments in social studies curriculum and pedagogy.
Hello all -
I’m Pegi Frostholm. I teach Social Studies at Pembroke Academy, a public regional high school in Pembroke, NH, right next to Concord. I returned to teaching this past year after a 10-year absence. I’m looking forward to hearing about updated pedagogy as well as new scholarship in all areas of history.
My particular area of interest is early American History; in 2002 I was part of the George Washington Teacher Institute at Mount Vernon. I’m also interested in African American history, and the history of religion in the same period.
I'm William S. Cossen, and I teach AP US History, AP US Government and Politics, and AP Comparative Government and Politics at The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, a public, specialized STEM high school that draws its student body from across Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Welcome, Craig, and thank you for your kind words!
I am excited about the possibilities as well. H-High-S currently has 1,445 subscribers. My message would be that we welcome new members, and that we hope that they will find the discussions helpful to their teaching. We also hope they will contribute to our discussions, as the value of our network is only limited by what we will make of it. And, in a group like this, with teachers, historians, teacher educators, social scientists, and educational researchers, there is certainly much to be made.
Hello Everyone,
Thank you Josh for assuming this leadership role and reigniting this forum. I plan to be more active here and to spread the word. Being part of the reset is exciting. I like the possibilities!
