... in her childhood and adolescence and then pushed herself to accomplish many goals as an adult. Her history also exemplifies strong character traits, such as courage and determination. Agency Women’s history Primary sources Historical thinking SOURCES framework Civic participation...

...J. Spencer Clark The use of six non-fiction graphic novels to teach historical agency in a social studies methods course was examined in a critical action research study. Pre-service social studies teachers were asked to read one graphic novel and to discuss it with classmates, first in literature...

...James S. Damico; Mark Baildon; Daniel Greenstone This paper begins by framing the concept of historical agency as a complex relationship between structural forces and individual actions. We then describe general features of historical fiction and consider ways of using this type of text...