New Web Site Is Designed to Help History Teachers

By LISA GUERNSEY

Gerda Lerner -- the 78-year-old educator, author, and prominent scholar of women's history -- became an on-line presence a few months ago. Ms. Lerner dispensed advice using e-mail, talked about World-Wide Web sites for teachers, and stimulated conversations about why male students generally resist women's-history courses.

The discussion took place on History Matters, a new Web site dedicated to helping high-school teachers and college

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