Prairie Pulse: Barbara Handy-Marchello and Women of the Northern Plains
History professor Barbara Handy-Marchello has written a book called
Women of the Northern Plains. In addition to homesteading, women served an integral role in more traditional homestead settings. Through raising chickens and eggs women often contributed to nearly half the income on early prairie farms.
Source
Prairie Pulse, Prairie Public Television. Matt Olien (Producer)
Grade Level
3-12
Subject Matter
Social Studies, Science
Standards
Explain that short-term weather conditions can change daily, and how weather affects people’s daily activities
Explain ways humans benefit from Earth’s resources (e.g., air, water, soil, food, fuel, building materials)
Explain how natural hazards affect populations, resources, and the environment (e.g., floods, storms, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes)
Identify the factors (e.g., pollution, heredity, diet, virus, bacteria, parasite) that may result in disease
Describe how community life has changed from past (i.e., pioneer and tribal) to the present
Identify similarities and differences between past events and current events in North Dakota (e.g., in the lives of people from different cultures past and present)
Explain reasons for settlement in North Dakota (e.g., railroads, Bonanza farms, Homestead Act)
Explain the significance of agriculture in North Dakota history (e.g., immigration, railroads)
Explain the contributions of various ethnic groups (e.g., Native Americans, immigrants) to the history of North Dakota (e.g., food, traditions, languages, celebrations)
Identify principles governing individual and group behavior (e.g., cooperation, collaboration, power, conflict) within social dynamics (e.g., familial, political, religious)
Explain the various purposes of social groups, general implications of group membership, and different ways that groups function (e.g., minority groups, cliques, counterculture, family relations and political groups)
Analyze conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, groups, and institutions (e.g., gender roles, social stratification, racial/ethnic bias)