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The Role Of Women Within The Mine Wars, Kirsten Hylton
The Role Of Women Within The Mine Wars, Kirsten Hylton
West Virginia University Historical Review
This paper examines the impact that the Mine Wars had on women who lived within the mine camps directly affected by labor unrest. While women were usually not the ones on the front lines of the Mine Wars, they still were impacted by and involved with the action. Just like the men of the camps, women were evicted from their homes, brutalized by mine guards, and were forced to change their lives. Assuming that the events of the Mine Wars were perceived in the same way by both men and women would be leaving out a large portion of the …
"Rebel Girls" Reevaluated: Gender In The Lives Of Three Wobbly Women, Jake Andersen
"Rebel Girls" Reevaluated: Gender In The Lives Of Three Wobbly Women, Jake Andersen
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing
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Consider The Source: The Media’S Coverage Of Female Fbi Agents In The 1970s, Kali Devarennes
Consider The Source: The Media’S Coverage Of Female Fbi Agents In The 1970s, Kali Devarennes
The Forum: Journal of History
This paper explores the representation of female FBI agents in newspapers throughout the 1970s until the early 1990s. While this subject is not widely discussed, due to lack of exposure and research, this paper reveals how crucial these women were during this period as they redefined how society and male FBI agents viewed women in previously male-dominated fields. In 1970, the media responded to these women with a variety of assumptions and stereotypes defining women as sex objects, physically weak, and mentally unable to handle the dangerous work environment. Through examination of scholarly and primary sources, this paper uncovers the …