All information for the newspaper should come from the novel the students read. Have them trace the routes the girls took to arrive at the ship, as well as the voyage of the ship. Have them locate the area where each girl settled in America and trace the route they would have followed to get there. Have students create a map that shows the entire trip for each character. Students should identify the continents, countries, states, and major bodies of water the characters encounter.
Students can also practice locating places through latitude and longitude.
In America, Rebekah, Rose, and Kristin are surprised that their parents still expect to arrange their daughters' marriages, that most colleges are only for men, and that women cannot vote. Slowly, women's rights were being advocated. Have students read about the women's rights movement and compare it to the Civil Rights movement. As in the case of all historical novels, real people, places, and events play a role in these novels. Divide the class into two large groups, and then divide each large group into smaller groups.