Rita G Koman

Biographic Data

ID6526305
NAMERita G Koman
GIVEN NAMESRita G
FAMILY NAMEKoman
SIGNATUREKOMAN R G
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR14
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
H-INDEX1

  • Two American Entrepreneurs

    Rita G Koman, The Editors and Editorial Staff et al.ARTICLEOAH Magazine of History2006

    At a busy intersection in the bustling city of Indianapolis, Indiana, stands the imposing four-story brick structure known as the Walker Building. Buff-colored terra cotta is used for decorative details, and each doorway is embellished with brightly colored African masks. Completed in 1927, this magnificent building marks the climax of the career of Madam C. J. Walker, one of America's most successful African American businesswomen of the early t…

  • Complicating Slavery

    M Mason, Michele M Mason et al.ARTICLEOAH Magazine of History2003

    Perhaps the most revolutionary aspect of the American Revolution was the abolition of slavery in the northern states. It ended slavery where it had once flourished, began the process of reconstructing black life in freedom, and initiated a series of emancipations which eventually banished slavery from the Americas. With abolition, slavery was no longer a continental institution, but a sectional one. The North became the land of freedom; the South…

  • Two Tales of Southern Success

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History2002

    Journal Article Two Tales of Southern Success: Diversity Helps Chart a Community Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history and government for eighteen years and has been a frequent contributor to the OAH Magazine of History. She is now a consultant and researcher living in Manassas, Virginia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 16, Is…

  • To Leave This Splendor for Our Grandchildren

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History2001

    “... to leave this splendor for our grandchildren”: Lady Bird Johnson, Environmentalist Extraordinaire Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history and government for eighteen years and has been a frequent contributor to the OAH Magazine of History. She now develops curriculum and acts as a researcher and consultant. She lives in Manassas, Virginia. The title of this lesson was adapted from Lady Bird John…

  • Kenmore

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History2000

    Journal Article Kenmore: The Home of a Virginia Gentleman Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history and government for eighteen years and has been a frequent contributor to the OAH Magazine of History. She is now a consultant and researcher living in Manassas, Virginia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 14, Issue 2, Winter 2000, Pag…

  • Ellis Island

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1999

    Ellis Island: The Immigrants' Experience Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history and government for eighteen years and has been a frequent contributor to the OAH Magazine of History. She is now a consultant and researcher living in Manassas, Virginia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 13, Issue 4, Summer 1999, Pages 31–33, https:/…

  • The Supreme Court Speaks on Student Rights

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1998

    Journal Article The Supreme Court Speaks on Student Rights Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history and government for eighteen years and has been a frequent contributor to the OAH Magazine of History. She is now a consultant and researcher living in Manassas, Virginia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 13, Issue 1, Fall 1998, Page…

  • Relief, Recovery, Reform

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1998

    Relief, Recovery, Reform: The New Deal Congressional Reaction to the Great Depression Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history and government for eighteen years and has been a frequent contributor to the OAH Magazine of History. She is now a consultant and researcher living in Manassas, Virginia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 1…

  • Servitude to Service

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1997

    Servitude to Service: African-American Women as Wage Earners Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught secondary American history for 18 years and has been a frequent contributor to the Magazine of History. She is now a consultant and researcher living in Manassas, Virginia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 11, Issue 2, Winter 1997, Pages 42–49, https://doi.…

  • Ladies' Letters

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1994

    Journal Article Ladies' Letters: Rx for Eighteenth-Century Health Care Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Roman taught American history and government for seventeen years. She currently lives in Manassas, Virginia where she works as an educational consultant. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 8, Issue 4, Summer 1994, Pages 49–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/maghis/8.4.…

  • Man on the Moon

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1994Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Man on the Moon: The U.S. Space Program as a Cold War Maneuver Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught American history and government for seventeen years. She currently lives in Manassas, Virginia where she works as an educational consultant. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 8, Issue 2, Winter 1994, Pages 42–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/mag…

  • People and Places in the Past

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1993

    Journal Article People and Places in the Past: Using Census Data as an Interpretative Teaching Tool Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught American history and government for seventeen years. She currently lives in Manassas, Virginia where she works as an educational consultant. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar OAH Magazine of History, Volume 7, Issue 3, Spring 1993, Pages 42–46, https:…

  • Mastermind Maneuvers at Manassas

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1993

    Journal Article Mastermind Maneuvers at Manassas: A Study in Strategy Options Get access Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman Rita G. Koman taught American history and government for seventeen years. She currently lives in Manassas, Virginia where she works as an educational consultant. She would like to acknowledge the National Park Service Historical Staff at the Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia for their assistance. Search for other works b…

  • Legacy for Learning

    Rita G KomanARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1993

    Introduction Though less famous than contemporaries such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Booker T. Washington, Jane Serepta Dean, known to her friends as Miss Jennie, also strove to improve the quality of life for African Americans and their communities. Born into slavery in 1852, Dean was entering her teens when emancipation came. She spent her lifetime serving others. In the process, she became a symbol of what one person can achieve…