Once Upon a Time: Teaching About the World's Women Through Literature

Authors

Cynthia A. Tyson
KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson, Old Dominion University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Publication Title

Social Education

Volume

67

Issue

1

Pages

54-57

Abstract

Literature about women such as African American voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer or political activist Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar provides prime materials for teaching about women's success in fighting social ills.

Comments

© 2003 National Council for the Social Studies

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Original Publication Citation

Hinton-Johnson, K., & Tyson, C. (2003). Once upon a time: Teaching about the world's women and social justice through literature. Social Education, 67(1), 54-57.

Repository Citation

Tyson, Cynthia A. and Hinton-Johnson, KaaVonia, "Once Upon a Time: Teaching About the World's Women Through Literature" (2003). Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications. 66.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/teachinglearning_fac_pubs/66