March 26-28, 2026
Join Ariana Moir, Education Program Manager at The ILC Public Education Institute, and Carli Velocci, The ILC Communications Specialist, for a poster session at the 2026 NCHE National Conference in Montgomery, Alabama on using primary sources to teach the story of immigrant women during the Industrial Revolution.
Immigrant women played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution through labor and activism, yet their dual identities as women and immigrants made them the target of social anxieties. During this Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) session, you’ll explore their role and legacy with Library of Congress tools and primary sources and leave with free resources for grades 5-12.
The ILC’s Teaching U.S. Immigration Series, which was sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program, coordinated by Waynesburg University, offers free resource bundles for teachers that leverage primary sources, activity instructions and other strategies. Educators can then present a more inclusive, nuanced history and foster critical thinking among their students about migration’s role in shaping American identity and policies.
This poster session was specifically inspired by our 2025 bundle “Immigrant Women and the Industrial Revolution.”
Registration is now open for the conference. We hope to see you there.
