Author: Sarah Grider

Sarah Grider is a student of the 2021 Spring Discovering Digital History class at the Ramapo College of New Jersey. She is currently studying History and Museum & Exhibition Studies. She is an editorial assistant for the Jane Addams Papers Project.

  • The 1920s, Now Re-Examined

    As a decade so often glamorized and publicized, it is easy to think of the 1920s as a period of fun and entertainment. I previously made the same assumptions in…

  • King Tutankhamun Discovery, New York Times, February 17, 1923

    EXPECT NEW FACTS FROM INNER TOMB Experts Think It May Give a Version of the Flood and of the Oppression of the Jews. MAY TELL OF ATEN HERESY It is…

  • Book Review: Rethinking the 1920s: Historians and Changing Perspectives by David J. Goldberg

    David J. Goldberg A professor of history at the Cleveland State University, David J. Goldberg has spent much of his career in the field of history publishing books on the…

  • Web Review: 1920s in History

    Content The website, The 1920s in History, is categorized into several sections of history relating to the 1920s that are accessible to the user. Each category has a in-depth history…

  • Phoebe “Febb” Ensminger Burn

    Biographical Overview Phoebe Ensminger Burn was born in the quiet community of Mount Verd, Tennessee on November 23, 1873, and was more often well-known by her nickname of “Febb.” She…

  • The Snyder Act of 1924

    History of Native American Citizenship To be born and raised in the United States of America but denied citizenship and the right to vote; this was the unfortunate reality for…

  • “Tut-mania” and the 1923 Exhumation of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

    Exploration in the 1920s heavily influenced it to be the groundbreaking period that it was. It was a period of indulging in lavish leisure activities and adhering to the newest…

  • What Does the 1920s Mean to Me?

    When I think about the decade of the 1920s, immediately I think about the lavish lifestyles of young adults throughout this time, specifically new-found freedom for women. Modest Victorian dresses…

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