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Grooming in 1930s North Carolina
Using primary source materials, this lesson plan provides a glimpse into the lives of girls and women from the 1930s and will give students the opportunity to study what was considered attractive for the time, how the Depression affected grooming practices, and the universal concept of healthful living.
Format: article (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
How do I look to you?
In this lesson, students will evaluate public service posters and a grooming pamphlet to determine if and how propaganda was used to improve the health of children, and define acceptable appearances for young women in the 1930s.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 English Language Arts)
By Loretta Wilson.
Grooming
Grooming
This black and white illustration is the cover of a pamphlet on grooming that was issued by the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service in 1939. Under the title, “Grooming,” sits a fashionable and svelte young woman who is posing with her...
Format: image/illustration
Women's history
LEARN NC has selected several resources from our collections to help your students learn about women's history. Find lesson plans, websites, and articles to help your students learn about the achievements and experiences of women.
Format: bibliography/help
Ethics in Health Care - "Nurse Sassy"
This lesson introduces the qualities of a health care worker.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 )
By L. Flowers.
First Year at New Garden Boarding School
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.11
Memoir of a girl's experience at New Garden Boarding School (now Guilford College) in 1837. Includes historical commentary.
Format: essay
The Raleigh Female Benevolent Society
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.9
Constitution and managers' report of the Raleigh Female Benevolent Society, 1823, describing the society's efforts to educate poor children and provide work for poor women. Includes historical commentary.
Format: report
Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.