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Witness: The Story of Our Times Told By the People Who Were There Witness Women in History: A collection of interviews with people who were there at key moments in women's history Last week I showcased the Black History collection.  This week I'd like to showcase the Women's History collection. If you are looking for first person accounts of key moments in women's history to use in your curriculum, you should check out BBC's Witness Women in History podcasts (a portion of their larger Witness segments).  Each podcast is an approximate 8 minute interview with people that witnessed these events.  Events span the globe.   Currently there are 73 episodes available. Episodes available include: War brides Women's baseball in WWII The Warsaw ghetto Women's strike in New York Anne Frank's Diary Mother Teresa The battle for votes for women Helen Keller Roe vs Wade Available on the BBC Website (iPlayer Radio) or by searching for speci...

Witness: The Story of Our Times Told By the People Who Were There Witness Black History: Interviews with people who were there at key moments in black and civil rights history If you are looking for first person accounts of key moments in black and civil rights history to use in your curriculum, you should check out BBC's Witness Black History podcasts (a portion of their larger Witness segments).  Each podcast is an approximate 8 minute interview with people that witnessed these events.  Events span the globe.   Currently there are 47 episodes available. Episodes available include: Ruby Bridges attends an all-white school The Mississippi burning case Mixed race marriage victory in US (the film Loving is based on this) Black Congresswomen Shirley Chrisholm The children's crusade "I Have a Dream" Muhammad Ali and the draft The Los Angeles riots Available at iTunes Available on the BBC Website (iPlayer Radio)