BREAKING BARRIERS IN HISTORY 2020 MARYLAND HISTORY DAY Maryland History Day is a program of Maryland Humanities CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations on your success at Maryland History Day 2020. Whether your project received honors or not, you faced a tremendous obstacle this year: pivoting to an electronic contest during a global pandemic. You then rose to meet that challenge. You put this year’s theme—Breaking Barriers—into action. The entire Maryland Humanities team has been so impressed by your persistence and determination, and I hope that you are proud of your work. You are part of an enormous movement statewide. More than 25,000 students participate in Maryland History Day’s year-long programming. I am thankful for all of you, as well as your teachers and your families who have worked so hard to make your efforts possible. I hope you will continue to showcase your research in your communities, digitally or—eventually—in person. Thank you for taking full advantage of the work of Maryland Humanities and our partnership with your school and National History Day. Thank you for celebrating the value of historical research and lifelong learning, and congratulations again on your achievement! —Aaron Heinsman, Acting Executive Director WHAT IS MARYLAND HUMANITIES? Maryland Humanities is an educational nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Maryland Humanities creates and supports educational experiences in the humanities that inspire all Marylanders to embrace lifelong learning, exchange ideas openly, and enrich their communities. Maryland Humanities is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of Maryland, the Citizens of Baltimore County; the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org; other private foundations; corporations; small businesses; and individual donors. MARYLAND HUMANITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cynthia Raposo Allyson Black Heather Mitchell Nancy Rogers Chair Anne Arundel County Howard County Montgomery County Montgomery County Mary Callis* Ronald H. Nowaczyk Carmel Roques Keith Stone Garrett County Allegany County Howard County Vice Chair Baltimore City Mary Kay Finan Randy Ontiveros Stephen J. Sfekas Allegany County Prince George’s County Baltimore City Jim Cornelsen Treasurer Mary Hastler* Maarten L. Pereboom Jennifer Shea Charles County Harford County Wicomico County Montgomery County Scott Casper Mark Irwin Jeanne Pirtle Guffrie M. Smith, Jr. Secretary Montgomery County St. Mary’s County Calvert County Howard County Julia Madden* Gale Rasin Sharon Whitney Hon. Ronald Lesher, Jr.* Howard County Kent County Anne Arundel County Government Liaison Tiffany McGhee Thomas B. Riford Jayson Williams Talbot County Baltimore County Washington County Baltimore City *Gubernatorial Appointee 1 CONTINUE ON THE PATH OF DISCOVERY WITH MARYLAND HUMANITIES! 2020 One Maryland One Book The 2020 One Maryland One Book selection is The Island of Sea Women: A Novel by Lisa See. Now in its thirteenth year, by Tom Chalkley. Tom by One Maryland One Book is Maryland’s only Illustration statewide community reading program. The Island of Sea Women Chautauqua is a living history series. chronicles the lives and friendship between Young- sook and Mi-ja, two girls living on the Korean This summer, the Chautauqua stage goes virtual island of Jeju. They become the closest of friends. as Maryland Humanities raises the voices of four However, their differences are impossible to ignore: notable women who took action to secure their right Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo to vote. This year’s figures are: Margaret Brent, Alice and will inherit her mother’s position of leading the Paul, Mary Church Terrell, and Fannie Lou Hamer. divers; whereas Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese Each week in July, we will feature a performance collaborator and will forever carry that mark. From and a live Zoom Q&A with the performers. Join the Japanese occupation of the 1930s and 1940s us each Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. as we stream the to World War II to the Korean War, events will performance followed by the Q&A at 2:00 PM. Sign push their seemingly unbreakable bond to its up to participate in the Q&A and you’ll be entered breaking point. in a drawing to win fun prizes. www.OneMarylandOneBook.org www.MDChautauqua.org Memorable Dates Maryland History Day 2020 May 2, 2020: Results for Maryland History Day Documentaries, Papers, and Websites announced May 16, 2020: Results for Maryland History Day Exhibits, Performances, and Special Prizes announced June 14—18, 2020: National History Day Maryland History Day is the state affiliate of National History Day® headquartered in College Park, Maryland. 2020 MARYLAND HISTORY DAY WINNERS Watch the Maryland History Day 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony here. 2020 ADVANCERS All projects are listed in order of first and second place. JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBIT JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE The Book that Affected Millions of Hearts Samara Rahman and Raji Shah Virginia Hall: An Unconventional Woman “Aren’t Lights Grand?”: Breaking Barriers Teacher: Janine Sharbaugh During Unconventional Times in History with Rural Electrification Bonnie Branch Middle School, Lucy Chole and Menna Hassan Laura Huelskamp Howard County Teacher: Geordie Paulus Teacher: Amanda Wilburn Burleigh Manor Middle School, Northern Middle School, Garrett County The Edmonson Sisters: The Musical Howard County Elda Berhaneyessus, Arianna Dorman, Elizabeth Blackwell: Breaking Barriers for and Sa’kiya Nicholas Clara Barton: Search for Soldiers Women in the Medical Field Teacher: Arun Puracken Helen Nguyen and Rithma Premarathne Kendall Madison Accokeek Academy, Prince George’s County Teacher: Laura Attridge Teacher: Elizabeth Singleton Mayfield Woods Middle School , Thomas Viaduct Middle School, SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE Howard County Howard County The Invisible Wounds of War: SENIOR GROUP EXHIBIT SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT Breaking the Stigma of PTSD* Katherine Harvey, Kelly McGovern, and Jordan Reid New Journalism! Breaking Barriers Teacher: Christine Pritt A Stand for Students: Tinker v. Des Moines in the 1960s Frederick Homeschoolers, Frederick County Anna Chalupa and Gitanjali Raghava Ziyue Yang *Please note: this group has elected not to participate in Teacher: Leah Foran Teacher: Patricia Topliffe the National History Day contest. Howard High School, Howard County Bullis School, Montgomery County The Legacy of “Shuffle Along”: Dry Manhattan and Chicago Fizz: Operation Paperclip: German Science, The First All-Black Musical on Broadway How Prohibition Fashioned a New Era of American Breakthroughs Brenna Girard and Colleen Hueting Women and Entertainment Carl Stahlberg Teacher: Stephanie Gomer Dora Kreitzer, Riley Salovich, and Teacher: Stephanie Gomer Poolesville High School, Montgomery County Charlotte Vogel Poolesville High School, Montgomery County Teacher: Stephanie Gomer Immigrants: A Definition of America** Poolesville High School, Montgomery County Taishan Li and Aarifah Ullah Teacher: Patricia Topliffe Bullis School, Montgomery County **Please Note: Alternate group that will represent Maryland at the National History Day contest. 3 JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTARY The Courageous Elizabeth Blackwell Anastasia Gumbel Defeating Odds: Jonas Salk’s Polio Vaccine Teacher: Kelly Updike Seth Markey “Ashes, Ashes, We All Fell Down”: How the St. Mark School, Baltimore County Teacher: Janine Sharbaugh 1964 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Helped Bonnie Branch Middle School, Break Tobacco’s Grip on American Health Rachel Carson: Breaking the Barriers of Howard County S. Abigail Giroux Chauvinism In Society and Science to Become Teacher: Matthew Hetrick the Voice of Conservation War of the Currents: The Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore City Skylan Brassell Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison Feud Teacher: Georgia Bonney Oliviah Walton WASPs Neighborhood Creative Arts Center, Teacher: Carol Carter Savannah Buffum Charles County Kenmoor Middle School, Teacher: Andrew Anders Prince George’s County Centreville Middle School, SENIOR INDIVIDUAL Queen Anne’s County PERFORMANCE JUNIOR GROUP WEBSITE New York Times vs. United States: JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY Breaking Barriers in Free Speech Laura Jia Marie Curie: The Female Scientist Who Teacher: Lynn Rashid Changed The World Mr. Rogers: A Neighbor To All Marriotts Ridge High School, Howard County Sebastian Obarrio and Nicolas Zapata Jada Ferrell and Hannah Magruder Teacher: Alexandra Fleming Teacher: Arun Puracken Josephine Baker: Civil Rights Activist Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, Accokeek Academy, Prince George’s County Lauren Carr Baltimore City Teacher: Lisa Milak The First School for the Deaf Long Reach High School, Howard County The Unintended Consequences of Caitlin Bossie, Haley Ko, and Kevin Sisk Brown v. Board Teacher: Tracy Ganey JUNIOR PAPER Alexander Bidwell, Alexander Chhoeu, Lime Kiln Middle School, Howard County Alexander Santiago, and Amari Speights A Double-Edged Sword: The Way Streetcars Teacher: Terence Earley SENIOR INDIVIDUAL Changed Life in Washington, D.C. Eastern Middle School, Montgomery County DOCUMENTARY Seyun Park Teacher: Benjamin Israel SENIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE North Bethesda Middle School, Montgomery County Conquering a Killer: Breaking Barriers in the Effort to Eradicate Polio Victory at the School Gates: George Perkins Marsh: Revolutionary Caroline Andersen The Systemic Barrier Breaking of Tinker v. Conservationist