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Full-Text Articles in Women's History
Black Women White Standards, Carrie Selwood
Black Women White Standards, Carrie Selwood
The Civil Rights Movement (HIS/BLS 347) Zine Project
No abstract provided.
Quote Transcript, We Exist Series 5: Stories Of Education And Employment In Maine, University Of Southern Maine Digital Projects
Quote Transcript, We Exist Series 5: Stories Of Education And Employment In Maine, University Of Southern Maine Digital Projects
Quotes
Accompanying materials for We Exist Series 5: Stories of Education and Employment in Maine.
We4: Leisure Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We4: Leisure Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We Exist Series 4: Quotes
Welcome to the fourth exhibit in the series of “We Exist”. In this section we have selected quotes that represent and explain how Maine’s Black residents’ create the processes behind their engagement in particular leisure activities. The quotes also highlight the particular types of leisure activities that Maine’s Black residents suggest that they are involved in. The quotes are taken from transcripts of the oral history project "'Home Is Where I Make It': African American Community and Activism in Greater Portland, Maine”. The interview subjects are all native to Maine or are longtime residents of Maine. The original intent of …
Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson
Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Cora Westmoreland.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Abolitionist Aunty: Jane Chester, Christopher Mundis, Katie Heiser
Abolitionist Aunty: Jane Chester, Christopher Mundis, Katie Heiser
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Jane Morris Chester was born enslaved in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 5, 1801. Around 1828, she escaped enslavement and made a treacherous journey north to Harrisburg, where she married George Chester. After George’s death in 1859, Jane, fondly called “Aunty” by Harrisburg citizens, continued to operate the restaurant and opened a premier catering business for Harrisburg elites, including …
Conductor Of The Old Eighth: Harriet M. Marshall, Ian Mcilrath, David Ford, Josh Acevedo
Conductor Of The Old Eighth: Harriet M. Marshall, Ian Mcilrath, David Ford, Josh Acevedo
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Harriet McClintock Marshall was born in 1840. Her mother, Catherine, was one of the founding members of Wesley Union African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and Harriet worked with her mother to continue establishing the church's reputation. Wesley Union, located on Tanner's Alley, was a haven for those seeking freedom through the Underground Railroad. Harriet's and her mother's work …
Renaissance Woman: Gwendolyn Bennett, Eva Cunningham-Firkey, Kennesha Kelly-Davis, Janelle Soash, Faith Swarner
Renaissance Woman: Gwendolyn Bennett, Eva Cunningham-Firkey, Kennesha Kelly-Davis, Janelle Soash, Faith Swarner
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
While she was still an undergraduate, Bennett established her reputation as a poet when her poem “Nocturne” was published in The Crisis (the journal of the NAACP), and her poem “Heritage” was published in Opportunity (a magazine published by National Urban League). Just a year later, Bennett read “To Usward, ” her tribute to novelist Jesse Fauset, at …
The Political Pen: Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Kate Kuc, Melissa Boyer, Chloe Dickson
The Political Pen: Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Kate Kuc, Melissa Boyer, Chloe Dickson
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
In 1895, Alice Dunbar-Nelson published her first collection of short stories and poems, Violets and Other Tales. She also published a few plays, such as Mine Eyes Have Seen (1918) in The Crisis, the official magazine of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. Dunbar-Nelson often used her creative works to address racism and …
Ardent Activist: Anne E. Amos, Anna Strange, Michaela Magners
Ardent Activist: Anne E. Amos, Anna Strange, Michaela Magners
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Amos was involved in the temperance movement in Harrisburg. As a founding member of the Independent Order of Daughters of Temperance, she served as the Grand Recording Scribe and District Grand Deputy of the Good Samaritan Council, no. 1. The Council listed under her address on South Avenue functioned as a political hub in the Eighth Ward. Serving …
Marta Sarcevic & Mara Burecic, Maracic Marija, Josipa Karaca
Marta Sarcevic & Mara Burecic, Maracic Marija, Josipa Karaca
SICANJE
No abstract provided.
Musician And Church Leader: Hannah Braxton Jones, Isis Ortiz-Scarlett, Max Weaver, Jarod Fry
Musician And Church Leader: Hannah Braxton Jones, Isis Ortiz-Scarlett, Max Weaver, Jarod Fry
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Hannah's leadership and administrative skills extended beyond the church to civic organizations such as the House of Ruth, Good Samaritans, and Daughters of Samaritans. In addition, she was a dedicated music teacher. She did all of this while providing for her family by working as a domestic, one of the few jobs available to African-American women at that …
Rhythms Of Resilience In The Eighth: From Abolition To Suffrage, Jean Corey, Katie Wingert
Rhythms Of Resilience In The Eighth: From Abolition To Suffrage, Jean Corey, Katie Wingert
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
This exhibit seeks to honor the spirit of perseverance and resilience demonstrated by many individuals who fought for their rights and contributed positively to the community of the Old Eighth, Dauphin County, and beyond. In this year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. 2020 is also the …
Mara Pavlovic, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Mara Dzolan, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Luca Markesic, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Ruza Ilicic, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Kata Ostojic, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Nevenka Vazgec, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Janja Majstorovic, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Jagoda Duvnjak & Ana Komso, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
Jagoda Duvnjak & Ana Komso, Marija Maracic, Josipa Karaca
SICANJE
No abstract provided.
Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed
Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Samaa Abdurraqib is a Black, queer, Muslim woman living in Portland, Maine. Abdurraqib was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She attend the University of Ohio, and later the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a PhD in English Literature. After graduating she worked as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Next she went on to work the American Civil Liberties Union in Maine as a reproductive rights organizer. She now works for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Her advocacy and organizing work has included places such as Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, …
Barbara Brown Simmons (Ba 1969, Jd 1974), Unm Black Alumni Chapter Oral History Project
Barbara Brown Simmons (Ba 1969, Jd 1974), Unm Black Alumni Chapter Oral History Project
UNM Black Alumni Oral History Collection
Video of interview with Barbara Brown Simmons, who earned her BA from UNM in 1969 and her JD in 1974. She was the first Black woman to graduate from the UNM School of Law, and a cofounder of the UNM Alumni Association Black Alumni Chapter. Interview conducted by Marsha K. Hardeman. Interview runtime is 1 hour, 39 minutes and 2 seconds.
Naccs 43rd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Naccs 43rd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
NACCS Conference Programs
¡Chicana/o Power! Transforming Chicana/o Activism, Discourse and Scholarship into Power
April 6-9, 2016
DoubleTree by Hilton
Faroosh And Elina, Faroosh, Elina, Tsos
Faroosh And Elina, Faroosh, Elina, Tsos
TSOS Interview Gallery
Faroosh was a cameraman for a private television program in Afghanistan working on a documentary about the Taliban. When he and his crew were discovered, the Taliban attacked them and he and his wife fled to Turkey, walking 12 hours to get there. Upon arrival the police arrested and harassed them. Turkey was not a safe place. After several suicide bombings in the area, they decided to move on to Greece, where they are in a refugee camp without any progress in their situation. They have no money to move forward and no ability to work and the economic situation …
Naccs 42nd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Naccs 42nd Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
NACCS Conference Programs
Chicana/o In/Civilities: Contestación y Lucha: Cornerstones of Chicana & Chicano Studies
April 15-19, 2015
Parc 55 A Hilton Hotel
#NACCSSF
The Moroccan Women's Rights Movement, Amy Y. Evrard
The Moroccan Women's Rights Movement, Amy Y. Evrard
Gettysburg College Faculty Books
Among various important efforts to address women’s issues in Morocco, a particular set of individuals and associations have formed around two specific goals: reforming the Moroccan Family Code and raising awareness of women’s rights. Evrard chronicles the history of the women’s rights movement, exploring the organizational structure, activities, and motivations with specific attention to questions of legal reform and family law. Employing ethnographic scrutiny, Evrard presents the stories of the individual women behind the movement and the challenges they faced. Given the vast reform of the Moroccan Family Code in 2004, and the emphasis on the role of women across …
Naccs 41st Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Naccs 41st Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
NACCS Conference Programs
Fragmented Landscapes in Chicana and Chicano Studies: Deliberation, Innovation or Extinction?
April 9-12, 2014
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
Naccs 40th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Naccs 40th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
NACCS Conference Programs
Advancing From Sea to Shining ¡Sí!: Learning From Our Past, Defending Our Rights in the 21st Century
March 20-23, 2013
Omni San Antonio Colonnade
Naccs 39th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Naccs 39th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
NACCS Conference Programs
NACCS@40 Celebrating Scholarship and Activism
March 14-17, 2012
Palmer House Hilton
Naccs 38th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Naccs 38th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
NACCS Conference Programs
Sites of Education for Social Justice
March 30-April 2, 2011
The Westin Pasadena