Transcriptions and English translations of historical texts documenting the Black lived experience in colonial Latin America.
Black Perspectives in Colonial Latin America (Primary Sources)
Gender & Class in the Mexican Revolution (Unit)
Students will learn about the Mexican Revolution, specifically about the role class and gender played during this time period.
The “History” of the Mexican Revolution (Lesson)
This lesson provides a basic overview of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Students will be able to identify the causes, course, and results of the Mexican Revolution through the exploration of key events and figures.
Perceptions and Realities of Women during the Mexican Revolution (Lesson)
This lesson will build on the historical overview of the Mexican Revolution from Lesson 1 and narrow the focus to the experience of women. Through the lesson, students will gain an understanding of gender norms and stereotypes that defined women’s roles during the Mexican Revolution and how they challenged those norms, both in society and in military conflict.
Women and Socioeconomic Class in Early 20th-Century Mexico (Lesson)
In this lesson, students will focus on how women from different socioeconomic classes experienced the Mexican Revolution.
Mexican “Penny Press” Publications (Lesson)
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of penny presses and political journals in the context of the Mexican Revolution.
Health and Illness in Latin America (Primary Sources)
Violetas del Anáhuac was a feminist weekly that emerged during the government of Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. Supporting Positivism, the weekly advocated for the instruction of women to promote “progress” and motherhood.
Performing Data Analysis of Spanish Colonial Law in the Philippines (Platform Tutorial)
This tutorial will show you how to use a Python source code to obtain and visualize descriptive statistics from a Spanish cedulario, or collection of royal decrees, from the early colonial Philippines (1565-1600).
ClioVis (Platform Tutorial)
This tutorial will introduce you to an app that allows you to create fully interactive digital timelines.
Violetas del Anáhuac (Primary Sources)
Violetas del Anáhuac was a feminist weekly that emerged during the government of Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. Supporting Positivism, the weekly advocated for the instruction of women to promote “progress” and motherhood.