Women in the Progressive Era (1914-1921)
“The Morality of Birth Control” Speech by Margaret Sanger (1921) The meeting tonight is a postponement of one which was to have taken place at the Town Hall last Sunday… Read more »
Category: Spring 2019
Bibliography
Primary Sources Bogan, Lucille. Shave ‘Em Dry. New York: ARC Records, 1935. Horrorwitz. “The Runaways – Cherry Bomb live in Japan 1977 (higher quality).” Youtube video, 0:00-2:21. October 6, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=J-xYH2oTQGI. Jett, Joan. Bad Reputation…. Read more »
Women in the Jazz Age (1920’s-1930’s)
“The Flapper” (1924) This is an image of “The Flapper” that was published on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1923. this specific cover depicts a young woman… Read more »
Introduction
This project will explore the role of children in family life and their involvement with child labor in the United States from the year 1877 through the year 1955. In… Read more »
The Rise of Child Labor (1877-1910)
“Children Bought and Sold In Italy and Greece”,Chicago Tribune, Page F4, July 1904 In 1904 the Chicago Daily Tribune published this newspaper article, titled “Children Bought and Sold In Italy… Read more »
Continued Exploitation of Children (1911-1930)
“Child Labor Employer”, Lewis Hine, Cartoon (1912) In 1912 Lewis Hine created this cartoon depicting an adults hand brutally crushing a group of children with his palm. The suffering children… Read more »
Women After World War II (1950’s)
“Tide’s Got What Women Want!” Advertisement (1955) This 1955 Family Circle magazine advertisement depicts a happy woman hugging a box of tide detergent. In this advertisement, the brand leader Tide… Read more »
The Struggle to Eradicate Child Labor (1930-1955)
” Yo cuando era niño – mi padre querido”, Jose Suarez, Song (1939) In 1939 José Suarez recorded this song that he had written titled “Yo cuando era niño –… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources Brown, Marcus L. “A Georgia Cotton Field.” 1907. Photographic Print. Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-41744. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007682427/ “Child Labor Standards for the Nation’s Children”;… Read more »
Women of WWII
Denson Tribune: December 10, 1943 Throughout the beginning of WWII numerous American households were changing. Women in these households were found to uphold new job roles due to fathers, sons… Read more »
Women During The Cold War
Deep Freeze Heart of the Home The upbeat ad created in 1953 displays a woman in her kitchen with a brand new stacked Crosley Shelvador Freezer. American consumerism was booming… Read more »
The Revolution of Women in the 1960’s 1970’s
Esther Peterson Following the incredible time of gender degradation that was present during the majority of the 1950’s a new wave of women began to fight for women’s individual opportunities…. Read more »
Women of Today
Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg in the present day is a prime example of the results due to the relentless pursuit for women’s equality and individuality starting from WWII. She is… Read more »
Immigration and Urbanization (1880-1910)
Progressive Business, book by Christian Christiansen (2016) During the time period of 1890-1920 mass immigration and urbanization grew in major cities in the north such as New York, Detroit, and Chicago…. Read more »
Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)
“The Exodus to Kensas”, article by The Charleston Courier, Tri-Weekly (1859) This source is a newspaper in The Charleston Courier, Tri-Weekly, written on June 2nd, 1859 by an unknown… Read more »
Great Depression (October 29, 1929)
Migrant Mother, photo by Dorothea Lange (1936) During the Great Depression starting in October 1929, famous photographer, Dorothea Lange captured this and many other photos of people during the Great Depression… Read more »
Women’s Liberation Movement (1960’s-1970’s)
You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore (1963) Teenager and singer-songwriter Lesley Gore released the song “You don’t Own Me” in 1963 that represented strong themes of feminism and sent… Read more »
Introduction
This project will display the different tactics, and demonstrations Americans have taken for fighting for equality and justice from 1910-1995. Specifically, this project will depict the various ways African Americans… Read more »
Legal Action
NAACP Recruitment Advertisement, (1968) This newspaper advertisement from 1968 displays images of prominent NAACP members/leaders. The advertisement also presents the justice the NAACP has invoked and provides information about their… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources Author, Unknown. Women’s Liberation Demonstration. Photograph. New York City: Getty Images, January 1968. Christopher Newport University Library, Hulton Archive. Compton, Zebulon. “Lucille Bogan – Shave ‘Em Dry (1935)”. Legacy… Read more »