Famous People: Levi Strauss

Contact eThemes@emints.org if you have questions or comments about this resource.

Please preview all links before sharing in class with students.

Title:

Description:

Read about Levi Strauss, the man who made a fortune from selling blue jeans. Learn about the history of denim and how these pants were first sold to miners. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on the California Gold Rush.

Grade Level:

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Resource Links:

Levi Strauss & Company
The Levi Strauss company Web site includes a biography of the inventor of blue jeans.

PBS: The West
Read a short biography of Levi Strauss.

Levi Strauss & Company
Click on "A Short History of Denim." This 11-page PDF file offers the history of denim and explains Levi Strauss' role in creating blue jeans.

Yahooligans: Encyclopedia
This is a brief biography about Levi Strauss.

eThemes Resource: Westward Expansion: California Gold Rush
Read about the discovery of gold in California and how this lured many gold seekers west. Learn about the routes they traveled, how they mined the gold, and the difficulties of life in a mining camp. Includes first-hand accounts and historic drawings. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on the Oregon Trail.

Education Standards:

MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 2.1, 2.2, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4

If you are an eMINTS teacher and standards have not been defined for your state, click the button below to request that they be assigned to this resource.

Copyright © 2003-2008 eMINTS and The Curators of the University of Missouri. DMCA information.
Site Information: Copyright, accessibility, privacy and other information about this site.
Contact emints-info@emints.org.