Women

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

  • Bessie Coleman, Pluralism, and being Black During the 1920s

              Growing up as part Native American and part African-American in the early 20th century, Bessie Coleman was a prime example of the struggles of handling a pluralistic identity during the…

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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…

  • A “New Woman” Gertrude Ederle: The First Woman to Successfully Swim the English Channel.

    The idea of the “new woman” began on August 18, 1920. This date signified the day women were given the right to vote on a national level. Empowered by growing…

  • 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 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…

  • The Cotton Club: A Legacy of Jazz and Racism

    What Was the Cotton Club? The Cotton Club was the most popular nightclub in Harlem during the 1920s, emerging at the height of the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance.…

  • The Radium Girls Court Trial

    Overview — A History of Radium and the Girls Who Suffered From It Discovery of Radium Radium, the 88th element on the periodic table, was discovered by Marie and Paul…

  • 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…

  • The 1920’s – Decadence and Consumerism

    The 1920s to me, also called the “Roaring 20s” was another Gilded Age where society seemed to be widely increasing in wealth and success. The stock market was rising, there…

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