Discussion 1 2. Throughout the movement, race remained an issue that divided activists, especially as “it was very difficult for middle-class white women to have any conception about what was going on in communities of color…during a period when black women did not particularly identify...
Analyze and discuss how women, blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans, were impacted by the Depression and New Deal. As part of your analysis and discussion, you must address the long-term legacies of the New Deal and major historical assessments that have been made of it,...
This week, we'll view and discuss the film entitled "She's Beautiful When She's Angry." Reference specific scenes from the films to support your answers! Reply to a classmate's post in ways that add to the dialogue about modern feminism as illustrated in the films with...
1. During the civil rights movement it was very clear that women had a huge impact and roles. They often served as very important strategists and organizers. It also helped them to step into roles that were not previously allowed to women due to societal...
Identify and list some of the factors that contributed to the success of the Civil Rights movement. Choose one, and discuss its significance to the movement, and explain why you made this particular choice. 2. Evaluate Richard Nixon's presidency. Aside...
What new understandings of women's roles in the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) developed for you, now that you've read about women's participation, contributions, experiences and leadership? Reference two things you learned about the CRM and women or gender such as events, individual women, or...
1. The incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was a grave denial of civil rights that had a huge psychological, political, social and economic impact on individuals, families, and communities. And yet, scholars have found that gender role changes and opportunities for education...
1. In 1963, Betty Freidan’s book, The Feminine Mystique was an immediate best seller. For many years Freidan's interpretation of the 1950’s has been the backbone of discussions surrounding women’s history during this era. Her premise, however, is countered by Joanne Meyerowitz in this week’s...
2. Identify two historical developments during the 1950s or early 1960s that you see as shaping women's 20th century women's history greatly. How did those developments shape women's experiences? How do Mexican-American women's experiences play into discussions of 1950s middle class domesticity? Please remember to...
4. As during the Great Depression, women's behavior and ideas about gender changed during the War. Did you observe examples of traditional ideas about gender continuing during the 1940s? Looking ahead, do you see WWII as having a conservative or liberatory impact on American women?...