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Young filmmakers produced the films which encompassed racial, age-related, and inter- or intra-cultural issues. They focused on history, literature, and social sciences. Most of the films were 30 minutes, or even less, allowing a teacher to provide context before and answer questions after within a one-hour class.
Board of Education. For much of its history, education in the United States was segregated (or even only available) based upon race. Early integrated schools such as the Noyes Academy, founded in 1835, in Canaan, New Hampshire, often were met with fierce local opposition.
Films about the education system in the United States (9 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Films about education" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
Education in French-controlled West Africa during the late 1800s and early 1900s was different from the nationally uniform compulsory education of France in the 1880s. "Adapted education" was organized in 1903 and used the French curriculum as a basis, replacing information relevant to France with "comparable information drawn from the African ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... This category is for articles listed under "Films set in the 1800s," i.e., the period 1800-1809. 1750s ...
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set in the period from 1775 or at the beginning of the Age of Revolution and until various Empires hit roadblock in 1914, after lengthy arms race for several years.
Marie Curie (1867–1934), who worked as a governess in multiple households to fund her education, later became one of the most influential women in the history of science. [10] Maria von Trapp (1905–1987), the real-life inspiration for The Sound of Music. Marion Crawford ("Crawfie") (1909–1988), governess of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess ...
Prudence Crandall (September 3, 1803 – January 27, 1890) was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the Canterbury Female Boarding School in Canterbury, Connecticut, [1] which became the first school for black girls ("young Ladies and little Misses of color") in the United States.