60-second Civics Podcast
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Sinopse
60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the constitutional issues behind the headlines, and the people and ideas that formed our nation's history and government. 60-Second Civics is produced by the Center for Civic Education. The show's content is primarily derived from the Center's education for democracy curricula, including We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Project Citizen, Foundations of Democracy, and Elements of Democracy.
Episódios
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5102, Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Women's History Month, Part 21
29/03/2024 Duração: 01minMarie Louise Bottineau Baldwin was a Native American activist, attorney, and advocate of women's right to vote. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5099, Susan B. Anthony: Women's History Month, Part 18
26/03/2024 Duração: 01minAfter her trial for having voted in an 1872 election, Susan B. Anthony explained to the judge the implications of her conviction: "My natural rights, my civil rights, my political rights, are all alike ignored. Robbed of the fundamental privilege of citizenship, I am degraded from the status of a citizen to that of a subject." Today, women in Rochester, New York, cover her grave with "I Voted" stickers. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5097, The Seneca Falls Convention: Women's History Month, Part 16
22/03/2024 Duração: 01minIn 1848, about 300 activists met in Seneca Falls, New York, for the first convention in the United States devoted to women's rights. They discussed Elizabeth Cady Stanton's proposed Declaration of Sentiments, which mirrored the language of the Declaration of Independence. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5096, The Forten Sisters: Women's History Month, Part 15
21/03/2024 Duração: 01minMargaretta, Harriet, and Sarah Forten were three powerful African American campaigners for the abolition and women's rights movements. Harriet and Sarah married members of another prominent abolitionist family, the Purvises. Harriet and her husband Robert were involved in the Underground Railroad, and their home served as a refuge for people who had escaped slavery and as a meeting place for abolitionists. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5092, Fanny Wright: Women's History Month, Part 11
15/03/2024 Duração: 01minFanny Wright was radical by the standards of her time. She was a writer and social activist who campaigned for equal rights for women, free and secular public education for both boys and girls, and the abolition of slavery, among other social and political issues. Wright was a fierce advocate of equality. She was friends with Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette, conversing with them about political philosophy, and she admired the American experiment with self-government. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5091, Mercy Otis Warren: Women's History Month, Part 10
14/03/2024 Duração: 01minMercy Otis Warren was a playwright, poet, historian, and Anti-Federalist political commentator during the American Revolution. She was a talented writer, admired for her skill and her dedication to the principles of natural rights behind the Revolution. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5090, Margaret Todd Whetten: Women's History Month, Part 9
13/03/2024 Duração: 01minMargaret Todd Whetten and her daughters provided food, clothing, and support to American prisoners in New York City, despite being called by one British jailer the "damndest rebels in New York." They provided a safe refuge for American spies in their home, saving them from capture and certain hanging. As as result, her house became known as the "rebel headquarters." Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5089, Women During the Revolutionary War: Women's History Month, Part 8
12/03/2024 Duração: 01minWomen served the American cause in many ways during the Revolutionary War, even as combatants. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5088, The Daughters of Liberty: Women's History Month, Part 7
11/03/2024 Duração: 01minAt the start of the American Revolution, women patriots organized into a group known as the Daughters of Liberty. Like their male counterparts, the Sons of Liberty, women took action, such as boycotts, to protest British policies. For example, they replace imported British tea with "liberty tea," made from leaves, herbs, fruits, and flowers, like goldenrod. Without women's adherence to the boycotts, they would not have been effective. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5086, Nanye'hi: Women's History Month, Part 5
07/03/2024 Duração: 01minDespite being known as the "War Woman of Chota," Nanye'hi, also known as Nancy Ward, was a Cherokee woman who would work for much of her life to ensure peace between the Cherokees and the Americans, while attempting to prevent the further seizure of Cherokee land. Center for Civic Education