Web Resources for the Great Books

Sappho

Biographical Information
Resources from Poets.org General biographical info and includes links to poems.
Information about Sappho from the Poetry Foundation General overview of her life, the time period, and themes in her poetry. Includes links to poems.
Historical Documents
Manuscript fragment from British Library Includes the ability to zoom in on the fragment preserved at the museum.
Fragment at Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford Includes the ability to zoom in on the fragment preserved at the museum.
Exhibit Resources
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and Sappho statue Marple sculpture of the poet.
Tate Gallery's painting of Sappho Simeon Solomon’s Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene

Mary Wollstonecraft

Biographical Information
Biography from ThoughtCo The biographical sketch covers her personal life and influences on her thinking and writing.
General Biography This resource provides a general overview of her life and work.
Historical Documents
British Museum's manuscript pages Original manuscript pages of Vindication of the Rights of Women available digitally.
Yale University's Beinecke Rare Collection This link connects to the website for the rare collection and in particular, illustrations from her manuscripts.
Exhibit Resources
London's National Portrait Gallery Webpage that shares her painting in the famous museum.
National Women's History Museum The online exhibit explores women’s rights in the early republic.

Henry David Thoreau

Biographical Information
Walden Woods Project Website with a treasure trove of information regarding his life and work.
Information from The Thoreau Society Website centered on his legacy with additional educational resources.
Historical Documents
Huntington Library Peruse digitized original manuscript pages.
Digital Thoreau The website provides a fluid text edition of Walden that captures his thought and creative process.
Exhibit Resources
The Morgan Library and Museum Resource for viewing and hearing excerpts from Thoreau’s original writings.
Mapping Thoreau Country The website uses historical maps to organize information regarding Thoreau’s life and writings.

W.E.B. DuBois

Biographical Information
NAACP History W.E.B. DuBois This website highlights W.E.B. DuBois as an activist, scholar, and global citizen.
Hutchin's Center's biography of W.E.B. DuBois The website for Harvard’s Hutchin Center provides the entry from African American National Biography on W.E.B. DuBois.
Historical Documents
An Online Collection of DuBois Papers and Correspondence The original copies of his correspondence and essays are viewable through this website.
Media Resource provided by NEH for the W.E.B. DuBois Collection This website is meant to accompany any perusal of the Online Collection of W.E.B. DuBois.
Exhibit Resources
Library of Congress exhibit "African American Odyssey" This exhibit showcases the long, African American journey for equality from the early national period up to the twentieth century.
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia As the website states, this museum is “using objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote social justice.”

Suggested Reading: "Excerpt: Into The Wild," by Jon Krakauer

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