In 1976, The National Organization for Women sent out a newsletter addressing all of the progress they had been able to make in their first 10 years. The NOW president attributed the success of NOW’s involvement in the feminist movement to the 55,000 members in over 650 chapters. She also …
In 1976, NOW sent out a newsletter revealing their progress. The newsletter discussed how women could be barred from little league sports in 1966 and how thanks to the efforts of NOW this was no longer a possibility in 1976. This change was due to the creation of Title IX …
While sifting through my scrapbook focused largely on the late 70s, early 80s, I am lead to thinking about the political atmosphere at hand here during the late 70s, early 80s. I stumble upon an ad for a brochure that promises to shed light on the rape culture and educate …
Another problem that has plagued our society is that of sexual assault and harassment. This issue has gained an enormous amount of media attention due to a leaked recording of Donald Trump in which he bragged about committing assault. This tape became the evidence several women needed in order to …
A hot topic in both 1966 and 2016 has been that of abortion and women’s reproductive rights. The time period between 1966 ad 1976 saw great change with women finally obtaining the right to have control over their own bodies. One might think that that would be the end of …
In 1966, women were barely able to enter the work force, and if they were lucky enough to have a job they were secretaries, teachers, or nurses. It was unthinkable for a woman to try and become a police officer or firefighter because they were jobs for men, the thought …
Maintaining the goal to compare and contrast the feminist activism of forty years ago with that of today, we continue our examination of the artifacts within the scrapbook. Having chosen to operate under the assumption that the main factors in any differences can be attributed both to the increasing focus …
In 1976, Joanne McQueen, a member of N.O.W., wrote a letter to McCullough Hyde hospital. Her letter was in response to McCullough Hyde’s patient survey request. She told them that while their medical care and facilities were excellent, she did have issues with their brochure. Specifically, that it only referred …
In this age of technological growth, where computational power is said to double every two years, a span of thirty-eight years represents an exponential, staggering degree of advancement. Merely looking at the methods of communication we use, we can track the rise and fall of an extensive number of mediums …
This last post for my blog has less to do with the scanning process and more on how I am applying everything I have learned into the real world. I created a survey that asks ten questions, all of which are fairly simple and easy to expand on. They are …