Michele Wallace- “The Myth of the Superwoman Revisited”
6275 Bunche HallMichele Wallace and Ellen Dubois
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History of Women
Jaimie D. Crumley – “Freedom Feelings: Womanism, Black Feminism, and The Politics of Black Women’s Liberation”
6275 Bunche HallJaimie Crumley’s research explores black freedom in antebellum America as seen through the lives and writings of black Christian women. She focuses on women who taught and lectured in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C. and England. These women provide insight into the role of Christian spirituality in shaping freedom for black women. Their histories underscore the complexities […]
“Women’s Vote: Past, Present and Future”
6275 Bunche HallHistory of Women, Men & Sexuality Group presents Ellen Carol Dubois, " Women's Vote: Past, Present and Future" A book talk to commemorate 100 years of the 19th Amendment
Marissa Jenrich, “‘Like a Crow on Carrion’: Black Women’s Resistance to Police Power in New York City, 1861-1880”
ZoomMarissa's article highlights the complex relationship between black women and New York City police in the years between the founding of the municipal force in 1845 and the officer-driven race riot that punctuated the turn of the twentieth century. It considers how shifts in police power, departmental structure, and jurisdiction altered the lives of women of color […]
Discussion of “The Notorious Mrs. Nobles: Jim Crow Gender and “Insanity” in Late Nineteenth-Century Georgia”
ZoomA Discussion of Rebekka Michaelsen’s article-in-progress “The Notorious Mrs. Nobles: Jim Crow Gender and “Insanity” in Late Nineteenth-Century Georgia” This article-in-progress recovers the case of Elizabeth Nobles, an elderly, poor white woman who conspired with her Black farm hand to murder her husband in rural Georgia in 1895. While other historians have demonstrated the importance of race […]
Jiacheng Liu, “The Game of Love and the Performance of Masculinity: Courting Actresses in Republican China”
Zoom RSVPJiacheng Liu, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Northern Colorado, will be giving a talk based on her article "The Game of Love and the Performance of Masculinity: Courting Actresses in Republican China.” Date & Time: April 12, 7:00 pm PST, in conjunction with Andrea S. Goldman’s History 282B seminar, Gender and Sexuality in Late […]
Y. Yvon Wang, “Sexology Sells: Licentiousness & Sexual Science on fin-de-siècle Beijing Markets”
Zoom RSVPY. Yvon Wang, Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto, will be giving a talk entitled “Sexology Sells: Licentiousness & Sexual Science on fin-de-siècle Beijing Markets.” Date & Time: April 26, 6:00 pm PST, in conjunction with Andrea S. Goldman’s History 282B seminar, Gender and Sexuality in Late Imperial and Modern China. Participants are encouraged but not required to […]
