Definition. Elements that lose electrons easily, that are lustrous and malleable and that are good conductors of heat and electricity are known as metals. Metal elements can be broken down into several categories, one of which is the category of transition metals. A transition metal is defined as a metal with inner d or f orbitals being filled. Orbitals describe ways that electrons can be organized around a nucleus. There are four types of orbitals: s, p, d and f.
Women's rights. Annie Kenney and Christabel Pankhurst campaigning for women's suffrage. Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide, and formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century and feminist movement during the 20th century.
Listen to the words of Jane Addams, a woman who made the plight of the impoverished her own. Working for Freedom (WMV -68.73 MB). Explore the struggle for women's rights and workers' rights in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s.