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Short Teaching Module: East Asian Developmental States in Global History

The essay examines the concept of the “developmental state” in East Asia, tracing its evolution and application across both capitalist and socialist regimes of the twentieth century.

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Showa Steelworks in Anshan (Northeast China)

Showa Steelworks, initially established as Anshan Ironworks in 1917, was located in Anshan, Liaoning Province, Northeast China, historically known as Manchuria.

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Weng Wenhao

Weng Wenhao (翁文灏, 1889-1971) was a distinguished Chinese geologist, politician, and educator who played a crucial role in shaping China's developmental state during the 20th century.

Lyn Cooper wearing "I Am A Lesbian" t-shirt, Adelaide, South Australia, c. 1973.
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Wearing Gay History

The project uses the t-shirt, to uncover and make available often unknown narratives regarding LGBTQIA history, defeating coastal biases and exhibiting the diversity of the queer community.
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Apolitical Intellectuals/ Intelectuales Apolíticos

Otto Rene Castillo wrote the poem “Apolitical Intellectuals” in 1967 in response to the Guatemalan Civil War, which lasted from 1960-1996.

Maria Tallchief dancing with Erik Bruhn, banner reads 7Dance Magazine, July 1961, 75 cents
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Maria Tallchief in Dance Magazine, 1961

This 1961 Dance Magazine cover depicts a photograph of ballet dancers Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn.

Teaching Central America: A Project of Teaching for Change
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Teaching Central America

Teaching Central America provides educational materials for K-12 educators with the goal of centering Central American history and culture in primary and secondary classrooms.
Teaching LGBTQ History website homepage with a collage of images from the archive behind the title.
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Teaching LGBTQ History

Teaching LGBTQ History is an organized and quality social-justice oriented educational resource that provides a wide diversity of adaptable lesson plans and connection to outside community-based and digital online resources.
Girl Museum Logo, Celebrating 15 years, 2009-2014
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Girl Museum

The Girl Museum makes important interventions by placing girlhood more squarely into the teaching of history, literature, culture, and arts on a global scale.
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Archives Portal Europe

This website presents records from dozens of countries, in over 20 languages, and from around 7000 diverse archival institutions total including the national archives of dozens of countries and other smaller institutions.