Gender

Blog posts about events or people associated with gender roles and sexual identities.

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    Nellie Tayloe Ross Becomes The First Woman Governor in the U.S

    Overview Ross’ Early Years Nellie Tayloe Ross was born on November 29, 1876, in St. Joseph, Missouri, on a plantation owned by her maternal grandfather in Andrew County. Her parents…

  • Nellie Tayloe Ross: The New Woman and Politics

    Women’s lives had changed significantly from the late 19th century into the 1920s. They became more involved in politics and increasingly joined the workforce. This challenged the traditional ideas of…

  • The Great Playground: Leisure, Race and Sexuality at the Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club was arguably the most popular nightclub in Harlem during the 1920s, emerging at the height of the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance. Established in September 1923…

  • The Radium Girls — a 1920s “New Woman”

    The Radium Girls, a group of girls who sued the United States Radium Corporation 1928, were a prime example of the struggles and shortcomings of the “New Woman” of the…

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    The First Woman to Successfully Swim the English Channel

    Overview: The English Channel is a three hundred and fifty-mile-long stretch of water that separates the British Isles from the rest of mainland Europe. At its greatest width the channel…

  • My Initial Thoughts on the 1920s

    My Thoughts and Understanding of the 1920s When I think about the 1920s, the immediate picture I believe many, including myself, imagine is that of flappers, speakeasies, music, and dances…

  • Historiographical Review of “Setting a Course: American Women in the 1920s”

    Summary Dorothy M. Brown’s novel titled “Setting A Course: American Women in the 1920s” was written in 1987 and goes into depth regarding the roles that women held throughout the…

  • Women and New India

    Introduction Throughout the 1920s, there were many achievements for women’s rights, beginning with the nineteenth amendment in 1920. This was the beginning of the evolution of women’s roles. While many…

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    The Equal Rights Amendment

    Overview The battle over equality of the sexes is one that has permeated the 20th century. The 1920s were a turbulent and successful decade for women’s rights, signaling a dramatic…

  • Ida B. Wells

    Biographical Overview Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was born during the Civil War Era into slavery on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. After the end of the Civil War,…

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