Author: madison

Madison is currently a senior at the Ramapo College of New Jersey, who took this course in the spring of 2026. She has a major in Visual Arts, with a concentration in Art History, along with a double minor in Anthropology and Museum and Exhibitions Studies. After graduating Madison hopes to continue her education in order to become an Archaeologist or Museum Educator.

  • The First Trans-African Flight

    The first trans‑African flight of 1920 stands as one of the most revealing technological and political milestones of the early twentieth century. Attempted by General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld and…

  • Visualizing the 1920’s – The Historiographical View (Draft)

    The historiography and narrative of certain events and time periods and the way in which they change are extremely fascinating and deeply reflect the views in which they were written.…

  • The First Trans-African Flight (and the Modern Temper)

    The first trans-African flight, which took place between February 4th and March 20th 1920, was one of the many feats aviation innovations during the early 1900s. Advancement in technology form…

  • The Women’s World’s Fair and ‘The Modern Temper’

    Lynn Dumenil’s piece “The Modern Temper” directly touches upon and reflects notions of the Women’s World’s Fair that made the event so important and impactful. Specifically, the third chapter titled…

  • The Woman’s World’s Fair

    The Woman’s World’s Fair was specifically designed, published, managed and organized  by women, for women during the early 1900s. The fair, which was held in the American Exposition Palace in…

  • My Impressions of the 1920’s

    Typically, when I think of the 1920s scenes from the Great Gatsby immediately cross my mind. Loud parties, fancy cars, extravagant flapper dresses and people in a euphoric state wherever…

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