Cobblestone®

American History for grades 5-9

Designed to meet curriculum standards for history/social science while still being a lively and entertaining reading experience for young history buffs, COBBLESTONE is the recognized leader in the study of American history. Each issue of this classroom magazine is thoroughly reviewed by a consulting editor who is an expert in the field and contains well-researched articles, time lines, primary sources, and maps. Original illustrations and fun activities keep COBBLESTONE accessible for pleasure reading.

In addition to robust nonfiction articles, here is a sampling of the regular features you’ll find in each issue of COBBLESTONE magazine for grades 5-9:

• Dr. D's Mystery Hero: Dr. Dennis Denenberg introduces readers to real heroes
• Mapping It!: A map relating to the issue supports comprehension
• Say What? Explores the origin of a word or phrase related to the issue’s theme
• Brain Tickler: Comprehension check
• Digging Deeper: Resources encourage learning more about the subject (fiction, nonfiction, online learning, and places to visit)
• Your Letters: Publishes student writing and art
• Cartoon Connection: Re-states an important idea in cartoon format

"COBBLESTONE^® provides young people with the finest and most accessible introduction to American history available anywhere." - Harold Holzer, Historian and Author

The Great War: Women Join the Fight (Mar, 2006)

What do First Lady Edith Wilson, novelist Edith Wharton, performer Elsie Janis, and sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd have in common? They all were women who used their positions and skills to show support to the soldiers and the victims of World War I. And they were not the only ones who invested their time, money, or talents to the effort. Women during the early 1900s were expected to devote their lives to being wives and mothers. But when World War I started in Europe in 1914, the urge to help was strong. Women volunteered as nurses, worked as switchboard operators, enlisted in the Navy. They served their country in any way they could and their sacrifices and successes changed how women were perceived after the war. Join us in March to meet some of these amazing women who dared to step outside of their traditional roles.

Teacher's Guide

About the Cover

Unlike today, women found it nearly impossible to serve in any official capacity in the armed forces during World War I ( 1914-1918). But even before American men were sent to fight in France, American women became involved and volunteered to help in the war effort. As we will see in this issue, some women did serve overseas, in positions such as nurses, entertainers, and switchboard operators ( shown on the cover), while many others contributed right here at home. Either way, they were women who made a difference.

Consulting Editor

Judith Bellafaire, ph.D., Chief Historian, Women in Military Service For America Medical Foundation, Inc. oversees the history program at the foundation. Her special interests include servicewomen during the Korean War era, the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services ( DACOWITS,) women military physicans, and women veterans and the G.I. Bill. Bellafaire has been a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, and she has also taught American history and museum studies at several colleges. Her publications include A Defense Weapon Known to Be of Value: Servicewomen of the Korean War Era; In Defense of a Nation: Servicewomen of World War II: Selected Papers From the Army's Commemorative Conferences; and The Whirlwind War: The U.S. Army Operations Desert Shield and Desert storm. Bellafaire has also writen two commemorative World War II borchures: " The Women's Army Coprs: A Commemoriation of World War II Service" and " The Army Nurse Coprs: A Commemoration of World War II Service."