Lesser-Known Missourians
Learning Standard: SS.3.H3aC Grade Level: 3rd Subject: Social Sciences Name: Kaye Roth
Discover historical people from Missouri that we don't talk about enough!
Discovery Begins Here!
Directions
What: Choose two people to research. Write down fun facts you find along the way, then take a short quiz about each person to test your knowledge!
Why: To understand and remember historical Missourians and their impact on society.
How to navigate: Click on highlighted buttons and images (called hotspots) to reveal information, record what you find as you go!
Number of information Hotspots: 8
Social activists and spies
Scientists and inventors
Poets and writers
Art activists
Choose a path to follow, you will meet people along the way, so write down what you learn and see. You can come back and try new paths at any time!
Ready to take the quiz? Click the question button to begin
Poets and writers
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
Click here to go back to paths
Social Activists and Spies
Martha Ellis Gellhorn
Josephine Baker
Click here to go back to paths
Scientists and Inventors
Charles S. Lewis Baker (Left)
George Washington Carver
Click here to go back to paths
Art Activists
Rose Cecil O'Neil
Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver
Click here to go back to paths
Quiz Time!
Click on the people you researched to take a short quiz. You must get 100% on both quizzes to continue. Screenshot your score.
Charles S. Lewis Baker was born in Savannah, Missouri, on August 3rd, 1859, into enslavement. After the American Civil War, he and his siblings became free, and he later received an education from Franklin College. At 21, he married, and at 23 years old, he and his wife had a daughter. Then, after working on his invention for over twenty years, he invented the first friction heater! Also known as a radiator. Charles started a business selling heaters and made the equivalent of 5.1 million dollars today! Later, in 1926, at Charles died a successful engineer and businessman in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, MO. She has earned many awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three Grammys, a Tony Award, and more! Maya was also the first Black woman to be on a quarter and has published more than 170 poems and 9 books! She lived a long, educated, and empowering life for fellow Black women and female writers. At age 86, she died on May 28th, 2014.
Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver was born in Ray County, Missouri, on January 11th, 1854. From a young age, she loved to read and be in nature. As she got older, she began to take part in her local community, falling in love with the nature and people of Missouri. When she learned that the state didn't have an official flag, she wrote to every Secretary of State of in any state and territory in the US with a flag. Marie asked them how they made their flag official and gathered all the information she could find before designing the Missouri state flag. In 1911, a paper version of her flag was destroyed in a fire at the State Captiol so she recreated it in silk. The flag then became the official Missouri State flag in 1913.
Martha Ellis Gellhorn was born on November 8th, 1908, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was one of the first women journalists to report on and in active war zones. From an early age, Martha fought for Women's Rights. At 7 years old, she attended a women's rally in St. Louis called "The Golden Lane" to demand women have the right to vote. Throughout her life, she publicly supported anti-war movements and cared deeply for the truth. So much so that she once went undercover! Martha hid on a hospital ship and pretended to use a stretcher in a warzone so she could report on what she saw!
Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri. and was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. She was a very talented singer, dancer...and spy! Josephine was a spy for the French Government during Wolrd War II, gathering information on Nazi soldiers. She would use invisble ink to hide messages and wrote secret notes on her arms! Josephine was a famous preformer in Paris so she used her money to help Jewish people sheltering from the war by buying them food and clothing. Josephine was brave and bold, living her life by helping others and outsmarting war enemies.
Lesser-Known Missourians
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Lesser-Known Missourians
Learning Standard: SS.3.H3aC Grade Level: 3rd Subject: Social Sciences Name: Kaye Roth
Discover historical people from Missouri that we don't talk about enough!
Discovery Begins Here!
Directions
What: Choose two people to research. Write down fun facts you find along the way, then take a short quiz about each person to test your knowledge!
Why: To understand and remember historical Missourians and their impact on society.
How to navigate: Click on highlighted buttons and images (called hotspots) to reveal information, record what you find as you go!
Number of information Hotspots: 8
Social activists and spies
Scientists and inventors
Poets and writers
Art activists
Choose a path to follow, you will meet people along the way, so write down what you learn and see. You can come back and try new paths at any time!
Ready to take the quiz? Click the question button to begin
Poets and writers
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
Click here to go back to paths
Social Activists and Spies
Martha Ellis Gellhorn
Josephine Baker
Click here to go back to paths
Scientists and Inventors
Charles S. Lewis Baker (Left)
George Washington Carver
Click here to go back to paths
Art Activists
Rose Cecil O'Neil
Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver
Click here to go back to paths
Quiz Time!
Click on the people you researched to take a short quiz. You must get 100% on both quizzes to continue. Screenshot your score.
Charles S. Lewis Baker was born in Savannah, Missouri, on August 3rd, 1859, into enslavement. After the American Civil War, he and his siblings became free, and he later received an education from Franklin College. At 21, he married, and at 23 years old, he and his wife had a daughter. Then, after working on his invention for over twenty years, he invented the first friction heater! Also known as a radiator. Charles started a business selling heaters and made the equivalent of 5.1 million dollars today! Later, in 1926, at Charles died a successful engineer and businessman in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, MO. She has earned many awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three Grammys, a Tony Award, and more! Maya was also the first Black woman to be on a quarter and has published more than 170 poems and 9 books! She lived a long, educated, and empowering life for fellow Black women and female writers. At age 86, she died on May 28th, 2014.
Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver was born in Ray County, Missouri, on January 11th, 1854. From a young age, she loved to read and be in nature. As she got older, she began to take part in her local community, falling in love with the nature and people of Missouri. When she learned that the state didn't have an official flag, she wrote to every Secretary of State of in any state and territory in the US with a flag. Marie asked them how they made their flag official and gathered all the information she could find before designing the Missouri state flag. In 1911, a paper version of her flag was destroyed in a fire at the State Captiol so she recreated it in silk. The flag then became the official Missouri State flag in 1913.
Martha Ellis Gellhorn was born on November 8th, 1908, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was one of the first women journalists to report on and in active war zones. From an early age, Martha fought for Women's Rights. At 7 years old, she attended a women's rally in St. Louis called "The Golden Lane" to demand women have the right to vote. Throughout her life, she publicly supported anti-war movements and cared deeply for the truth. So much so that she once went undercover! Martha hid on a hospital ship and pretended to use a stretcher in a warzone so she could report on what she saw!
Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri. and was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. She was a very talented singer, dancer...and spy! Josephine was a spy for the French Government during Wolrd War II, gathering information on Nazi soldiers. She would use invisble ink to hide messages and wrote secret notes on her arms! Josephine was a famous preformer in Paris so she used her money to help Jewish people sheltering from the war by buying them food and clothing. Josephine was brave and bold, living her life by helping others and outsmarting war enemies.