ED083 History Match-Up

Page 1 History Match-Up

Education Department Resource

History Match-Up

Copy the cards below on to card stock to play “History Match-Up.” Distribute a card to participants and have them find their match.

Bernice Abbott Jane Addams Dorothy Allison (1898-1991) (1860-1935) (1949- )

Pedro Almodovar Rachel Carson Willa Cather (1951- ) (1907-1964) (1873-1947)

Barney Frank Lorraine Hansberry Margaret Mead (1940- ) (1930-1965) (1901-1978)

Michelangelo Yukio Mishima Ma Rainey (1475-1564) (1925-1970) (1886-1939)

Renee Richards Bayard Rustin Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1936- ) (1910-1987) (1840-1893)

Bill Tilden Alan Turing (1893-1953) (1912-1954)

History Match-Up

U.S. photographer considered to be a U.S. writer born into a working class U.S. social reformer, peace activist and renegade by her peers. Her subjects South Carolina family. Praised for writer. Considered by many to be the included Andre Gide and James Joyce. fiercely lyric honesty and compelling founder of the social work profession. Well known photo documentaries power and voice, this writer received Founded “Hull House” and other include Changing New York and Route acclaim for Bastard Out of Carolina, settlement houses in the Chicago area. 1. which was also made into a film. U.S. writer who published a total of 19 Spanish filmmaker and the most U.S. naturalist and writer. Studied books in various genres, including O commercially successful director in the zoology at Johns Hopkins and worked Pioneers! and My Antonia. This history of Spanish cinema. Know for a as a marine biologist for the Fish and writer’s novels are frequently set in controversial style and resistance to Wildlife service in Washington, D.C. Nebraska and Western pioneer farm political correctness, this director is Wrote four best-sellers, including The settings, and explore the power of the known for films including Women on Sea Around Us and Silent Spring. land and the complex relationships of the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. those who dwell on it. U.S. Democratic politician, first elected U.S. writer and activist who began U.S. anthropologist and writer who to the House of Representatives in 1980 career as a writer for Freedom, Paul became world famous for studies of and repeatedly reelected with majorities Robeson’s newspaper. Went on to South Seas peoples, especially Coming as high as 70%. This Boston write the award wining play, A Raisin of Age in Samoa. Wrote more than representative is known for wit and in the Sun, the first play by an African 1,000 articles and 30 books in addition keen strategic skills, and has been a American woman to be produced on to working as curator at the Museum of vocal leader of the liberal opposition. Broadway. Natural History in New York. This writer and actor published some Italian sculptor, painter, architect and U.S. singer who grew up in the south in 40 novels, 18 plays and numerous poet who believed that art could capture minstrel and vaudeville shows. First of essays, most notably Confessions of a and preserve the memory of beauty. the great blues artists. Recorded almost Mask. Also a fanatical bodybuilder and Masterpieces include Davide, The Last 100 songs during the Harlem martial arts expert, he attempted to Judgment, and the architectural plans Renaissance including See See Rider organize a military revolt, the failure of for St. Peter’s Basilica. Blues. which led to his decapitation. Born Richard Raskin, this 1970’s tennis U.S. civil rights activist and writer who This Russian composer was prone to star underwent sex reassignment organized the NY Congress of Racial suicidal attacks of depression and bursts surgery and brought transsexual rights Equality and helped to end racial of manically productive creativity. into the national consciousness. After discrimination in the military. Was a Was the composer of symphonies, winning a court challenge on privacy chief political advisor, strategist, and ballets, and operas including Romeo grounds, she succeeded in entering the speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr. and Juliet, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, 1976 U.S. Open in the women’s and organizer of the 1963 March on and The Nutcracker. division. Washington. This tennis star was the #1 ranked English mathematician and scientist amateur player from 1920-1929 and most known for breaking the German was the first American to win a “Enigma” code during World War II Wimbledon singles championship. and for pioneering work in the field of Later set an unprecedented pro record technology. Considered by many to be of 340 wins, and was also an the father of the modern day computer. accomplished writer.

History Match-Up (Answers)

After checking the answers below to see if you matched correctly, discuss the following questions:

· Are you surprised to find out that all the historical figures in this activity were/are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)? Which ones surprise you the most? Why? · Why do you think the contributions and identities of LGBT people have been erased from history so frequently? · What other groups have been consistently left out of or misrepresented in our history books? · How does it feel to be invisible? What is the impact of invisibility in the curriculum?

ANSWER KEY

Bernice Abbott (1898-1991): U.S. photographer considered to be a renegade by her peers. Her subjects included Andre Gide and James Joyce. Well known photo documentaries include Changing New York and Route 1.

Jane Addams (1860-1935): U.S. social reformer, peace activist and writer. Considered by many to be the founder of the social work profession. Founded “Hull House” and other settlement houses in the Chicago area.

Dorothy Allison (1949- ): U.S. writer born into a working class South Carolina family. Praised for fiercely lyric honesty and compelling power and voice, this writer received acclaim for Bastard Out of Carolina, which was also made into a film.

Pedro Almodovar (1951- ): Spanish filmmaker and the most commercially successful director in the history of Spanish cinema. Know for a controversial style and resistance to political correctness, this director is known for films including Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Rachel Carson (1907-1964): U.S. naturalist and writer. Studied zoology at Johns Hopkins and worked as a marine biologist for the Fish and Wildlife service in Washington, D.C. Wrote four best-sellers, including The Sea Around Us and Silent Spring.

Willa Cather (1873-1947): U.S. writer who published a total of 19 books in various genres, including O Pioneers! and My Antonia. This writer’s novels are frequently set in Nebraska and Western pioneer farm settings, and explore the power of the land and the complex relationships of those who dwell on it.

Barney Frank (1940- ): U.S. Democratic politician, first elected to the House of Representatives in 1980 and repeatedly reelected with majorities as high as 70%. This Boston representative is known for wit and keen strategic skills, and has been a vocal leader of the liberal opposition.

Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965): U.S. writer and activist who began career as a writer for Freedom, Paul Robeson’s newspaper. Went on to write the award wining play, A Raisin in the Sun, the first play by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.

Margaret Mead (1901-1978): U.S. anthropologist and writer who became world famous for studies of South Seas peoples, especially Coming of Age in Samoa. Wrote more than 1,000 articles and 30 books in addition to working as curator at the Museum of Natural History in New York.

Michelangelo (1475-1564): Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet who believed that art could capture and preserve the memory of beauty. Masterpieces include Davide, The Last Judgment, and the architectural plans for St. Peter’s Basilica.

Yukio Mishima (1925-1970): This writer and actor published some 40 novels, 18 plays and numerous essays, most notably Confessions of a Mask. Also a fanatical bodybuilder and martial arts expert, he attempted to organize a military revolt, the failure of which led to his decapitation.

Ma Rainey (1886-1939): U.S. singer who grew up in the south in minstrel and vaudeville shows. First of the great blues artists. Recorded almost 100 songs during the Harlem Renaissance including See See Rider Blues.

Renee Richards (1936- ): Born Richard Raskin, this 1970’s tennis star underwent sex reassignment surgery and brought transsexual rights into the national consciousness. After winning a court challenge on privacy grounds, she succeeded in entering the 1976 U.S. Open in the women’s division.

Bayard Rustin (1910-1987): U.S. civil rights activist and writer who organized the NY Congress of Racial Equality and helped to end racial discrimination in the military. Was a chief political advisor, strategist, and speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr. and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): This Russian composer was prone to suicidal attacks of depression and bursts of manically productive creativity. Was the composer of symphonies, ballets, and operas including Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker.

Bill Tilden (1893-1953):This tennis star was the #1 ranked amateur player from 1920-1929 and was the first American to win a Wimbledon singles championship. Later set an unprecedented pro record of 340 wins, and was also an accomplished writer.

Alan Turing (1912-1954): English mathematician and scientist most known for breaking the German “Enigma” code during World War II and for pioneering work in the field of technology. Considered by many to be the father of the modern day computer.