Women

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

  • The Founding of the Museum of Modern Art

    The opening of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City was at the end of the 1920s. Scholars often note that the 1920s was a progressive era,…

  • The Battle of Warsaw: 1920

    The Battle of Warsaw took place near the end of the Soviet-Polish War. The Soviets started the battle by leading an assault on the capital of Poland, Warsaw. The battle…

  • 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 Modern Temper Chapters 1-3: Battle of Warsaw

    The Battle of Warsaw was a significant battle during the Soviet-Polish War in August of 1920. The event has some themes that are connected to American 1920’s themes, though the…

  • 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…

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    The First Miss America Pageant(s)

    Overview Atlantic City & 1920s Tourism Atlantic City, one of New Jersey’s most famous coastal vacation spots, was established in 1854 when a track was created from Camden, NJ, crossing…

  • The Death of Bessie Coleman, The First Black Woman Pilot

    The Life of Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was a culmination of ‘firsts’ in one person. She was the first African American to be awarded an international pilot’s license, the first…

  • Black and white photo of a crowd of people watching a circle of men holding flags for an Olympic ceremony.

    The First Winter Olympics

    In 1894, Baron Pierre de Coubertin held the Olympic Organization Congress in Paris, France. This congress laid the foundation for the modern Olympic Games. Two years later, Athens would host…

  • Historiography of the 1920s

    Introduction As the context in which history is interpreted changes, historical interpretations change as well. For example, the way that historians view minority groups today is very different from how…

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    Miss America: Religion and the Callback to Older Ideas of Femininity

    In the 1920s, American culture was increasingly becoming more secularized, creating tensions between modernity and traditional religious values. The first “Miss America” pageants embodied these conflicts, as it became both…

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