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THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN HISTORY (GLI)

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The Gilder Lehrman institute for American history (GLI)

The Gilder Lehrman institute for American history (GLI) based in New York was

founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman. They aimed at promoting the “study and

love of American History” GLI’s website serves as a teaching resource, an electronic display, a

library and a central warehouse for American history resources

. The institute’s website is an

independent cultural organization that focuses on collecting documents covering US’s history

during the Colonial period, the civil war, the revolutionary, slavery, antebellum and women’s

history during the period up to the present day. It plays a core role of collecting, sharing and

interpreting key artifacts from American history with teachers, students and parents across the

US. It does so by offering an efficient and effective a searchable database of up to sixty thousand

documents. The website is divided into seven main sections: History by era, which allows

exploration of the institute’s historical content, programs and exhibitions, primary sources of

collections that allow browsing, History now, the community that allows parents and students to

connect with others and a section that allows users to learn about the institute, its vision and

mission.

The GLI should aim at improving its website by making it clean and well designed for

easy navigation. For online curriculum, it should focus on literacy by offering a chronological

Randall Stephens, “Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's New Website,” The

Historical Society (blog), April 11, 2012, http://histsociety.blogspot.co.ke/2012/04/gilder-

lehrman-institute-of-american.html

and thematic outlook of unlimited American voices about renowned historians, important places

and America’s political history. GLI ought to improve its search capabilities by availing more

transcripts and digital images. Since GLI aims at supporting the education of history in all

American classrooms, it ought to do so by stepping into the future while bringing the past into

life simultaneously. GLI should form a team made up of renowned historians, the best teachers,

professional in educations and technical consultants to create rich resources that are

characterized by advanced digital technology, which will form a framework, is easy to use and

stimulates growth.

The GLI is very successful in very many ways as it is very resourceful in the provision of

the contents that shaped America’s history. Its primary sources, reference guide and search

features allow its users to easily sort through images and documents thus diving deeply into

history

. The developers are aware of the large amount of information they have packed in their

website and they have therefore provided their users with bookmarks and sharing features, which

make it easier for users to get their bearings. The website developed the ability to bring the

primary source of media such as old-school documents and videos into life. Due to its excellent

content that is expertly written, GLI has achieved the status of an ultra-rich and reliable source,

which has the ability to improve understanding and engagement. It avails to its users so much

content to explore allowing them to dive deep and drink in its riches.

Randall Stephens, “Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's New Website,” The

Historical Society (blog), April 11, 2012.

Historians, educators, students and the public are GLI’s main audience. Anyone

interested in US’s political and social history of conformist topics especially those that occurred

before 1877 can be a GLI’s audience since the site gives a collection of information, scholarships

and documents at one place. Despite the inability to search the entire site at once, the site is a

valuable source to its audience especially for those who are patient and willing to take their time

in searching.

A “Republican Mother” is an educated woman. Republican motherhood is based on the

belief that women have the responsibility of raising children who are perfect citizens with

republican principles and values based on their religious beliefs, political views and educational

agendas. The Republican Motherhood occurred at a time in the American history when women

were empowered to not only conduct typical domestic chores but also to pass on the values of

morality and civic duties to their children

. In a Republican government, citizens have

sovereignty and power to elect their leaders and are not subject to the rules of a monarchy. The

American Revolution altered the role of women in the society and it made them to be more

assertive. John’s wife, Abigail Adams was one of the first women to advocate for the rights of

women when she urged her husband to remember women when forming a new government. The

enlightened leaders rejected the moral superiority preached by pre-revolutionary ministers

because according to them women needed schooling in virtue so that they would pass the

Randall Stephens, “Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's New Website,” The

Historical Society (blog), April 11, 2012.

knowledge to their children for the success of the whole republic. Their opinion led to the

foundation of the first American female academies in the 1970s.

The sources that are most valuable in the website include “The Doctrine of Discovery,

1493”, “Herbert Hoover on the Great Depression and the new Deal, 1931-1933” and “A Report

on the Reaction to the Stamp Act, 1765” These sources are valuable because they are easily

accessible, and they are very detailed and give very reliable information. Most of these sources

are only available in the GLI website, which increases the value of GLI as a website. From the

effectiveness of these sources, GLI attains its goal of availing to its users enough content, which

gives them the freedom and flexibility of diving deep, and drinking in the riches of its content.

Bibliography

Stephens, Randall. “Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's New Website,” The

Historical Society (blog), April 11, 2012 http://histsociety.blogspot.co.ke/2012/04/gilder-

lehrman-institute-of-american.html

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