Women

Blog posts about events or people associated with women and women’s lives.

  • Blog Post Using Themes from The Modern Temper Chapters 1-3: Sheppard-Towner Act

    The Sheppard-Towner Act, also known as the National Maternity and Infancy Protection Act, was a Progressive Era reform that attempted to lessen infant and maternal mortality rates. Signed into law…

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    The Sheppard-Towner Act

    Overview The National Maternity and Infancy Protection Act, more commonly known as the Sheppard-Towner Act, could be viewed, out of context, as ahead of its time. While it came on…

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    Amelia Earhart Becomes the First Women to Fly Across the Atlantic

    Overview  Amelia Earhart  Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Kansas. She was the first child of Samuel “Edwin” and Amelia “Amy” Earhart. She had one younger…

  • 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…

  • Review: National Women’s History Museum – Crusade for the Vote

    The website that I chose for my website analysis assignment is the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM), specifically a sub they titled “Crusade for the Vote.” They have a wide…

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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,…

  • 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…

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