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NHD 2020 Historic Newspapers as Primary Sources Melissa Jerome University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Chronicling America overview Search tips Presentation Overview Breaking Barriers Aviation Suffrage
Historic Newspapers as Primary Sources Melissa Jerome University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
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ChronAm is a database of historic newspapers published in the United States and its territories
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
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Lincoln Beachey Orange County Fair Orlando
by Glenn Curtiss in Miami Beach
flight with passenger on St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line
US Military during WWI & WWII
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Orville Wright in 1912
“loop the loop”
longest non-stop flight (Chicago to NY); record for men and women
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1920: 19th amendment was ratified “single largest extension of democratic voting rights in our nation’s history” Organizations:
suffrage association
Some important figures
African American Suffragists
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1836: First train Lake Wimico & St. Joseph line connected St. Joseph to Apalachicola River – initially mule-drawn 1860: First line - Fernandina Beach to Cedar Key 1880s: Real development after Civil War
connecting Key West with mainland 1900: more than 3,000 miles worth of tracks
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https://ufdc.ufl.edu/
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https://ufdc.ufl.edu/newspapers
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https://ufdc.ufl.edu/fhpc
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/oral
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Melissa Jerome mmespino@ufl.edu
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facebook.com/ufndnp www.ufdc.ufl.edu/ufndnp www.guides.uflib.ufl.edu/ufndnp ufndnp.wordpress.com twitter.com/ufndnp pinterest.com/ufndnp