American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning » Women http://ashp.cuny.edu The American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning is dedicated to renewing interest in history by challenging traditional ways that people learn about the past. Founded in 1981 and based at the City University of New York Graduate Center, ASHP/CML produces print, visual, and multimedia materials that explore the richly diverse social and cultural history of the United States. We also lead professional development seminars that help teachers to use the latest scholarship, technology, and active learning methods in their classrooms. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:04:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 2007-2009 aknoll@gc.cuny.edu (American Social History Project ) aknoll@gc.cuny.edu (American Social History Project ) History 1440 http://ashp.cuny.edu/images/ASHPpodcastsmall.jpg American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning » Women http://ashp.cuny.edu 144 144 American Social History Podcasts present... American Social History Podcasts are produced by the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at the City University of New York Graduate Center in New York City, New York. History, social justice, equal rights, women, American history, government, war, culture, education, American Social History Project American Social History Project aknoll@gc.cuny.edu no no Mary Niall Mitchell: Is There Anything More to See? http://ashp.cuny.edu/2012/01/mary-niall-mitchell-is-there-anything-more-to-see/ http://ashp.cuny.edu/2012/01/mary-niall-mitchell-is-there-anything-more-to-see/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:42:36 +0000 Andrea http://ashp.cuny.edu/?p=6870 Mary Niall Mitchell, University of New Orleans
Civil War @ 150: Is There Anything More to See?
CUNY Graduate Center
November 3, 2011

In this seventeen minute talk, historian Mary Niall Mitchell uses less known and difficult to understand photographs to discuss the use of photography as propaganda during the Civil War. Abolitionists knew that they needed to “shrink the distance between the enslaved and the free” in order to reach their target audience, the white middle class. They harnessed an early form of documentary photography as the ideal medium with which to reach this broad public. Anti-slavery activists used staged studio portraits of white-looking children dressed not as ragged but rather Victorian. Before-and-after photos showed the move from rags to respectability. Mitchell says that these images represent “the Civil War we don’t remember”—a set of ideas about children, race, and photography that have not been part of the narrative. This talk was part of the public seminar: Is There Anything More to See?

]]> http://ashp.cuny.edu/2012/01/mary-niall-mitchell-is-there-anything-more-to-see/feed/ 0 0:18:47 Mary Niall Mitchell, University of New Orleans Civil War @ 150: Is There Anything More to See? CUNY Graduate Center November 3, 2011 In this seventeen minute talk, historian ... Mary Niall Mitchell, University of New Orleans Civil War @ 150: Is There Anything More to See? CUNY Graduate Center November 3, 2011 In this seventeen minute talk, historian Mary Niall Mitchell uses less known and difficult to understand photographs to discuss the use of photography as propaganda during the Civil War. Abolitionists knew that they needed to "shrink the distance between the enslaved and the free" in order to reach their target audience, the white middle class. They harnessed an early form of documentary photography as the ideal medium with which to reach this broad public. Anti-slavery activists used staged studio portraits of white-looking children dressed not as ragged but rather Victorian. Before-and-after photos showed the move from rags to respectability. Mitchell says that these images represent "the Civil War we don't remember"—a set of ideas about children, race, and photography that have not been part of the narrative. This talk was part of the public seminar: Is There Anything More to See? Civil Rights and Citizenship, Civil War @ 150, Gender and Sexuality, Podcasts, Public Program, Race and Ethnicity, Women American Social History Project no no What If Poor Mothers Ran the World? Rethinking the War on Poverty http://ashp.cuny.edu/2011/05/what-if-poor-mothers-ran-the-world-rethinking-the-war-on-poverty/ http://ashp.cuny.edu/2011/05/what-if-poor-mothers-ran-the-world-rethinking-the-war-on-poverty/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 22:49:57 +0000 Leah Nahmias http://ashp.cuny.edu/?p=5233 In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, poor mothers in New York City and across the United States took charge of their lives and their communities, using federal anti-poverty dollars to build health clinics, serve free meals to poor children, publish community newspapers and even open free public swimming pools. Many of these programs were so successful that they literally extended life expectancies in poor communities. In this talk for New York City teachers, Professor Annelise Orleck of Dartmouth College traces the history of community programs built by welfare mother activists in Brooklyn, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada. The incredible story of these grassroots activists and their many successes draws upon Professor Orleck’s book Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty.

The images that Professor Orleck discusses during the talk are available below.

Welfare Rights Images

]]> http://ashp.cuny.edu/2011/05/what-if-poor-mothers-ran-the-world-rethinking-the-war-on-poverty/feed/ 0 0:50:04 In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, poor mothers in New York City and across the United States took charge of their lives and their communities, ... In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, poor mothers in New York City and across the United States took charge of their lives and their communities, using federal anti-poverty dollars to build health clinics, serve free meals to poor children, publish community newspapers and even open free public swimming pools. Many of these programs were so successful that they literally extended life expectancies in poor communities. In this talk for New York City teachers, Professor Annelise Orleck of Dartmouth College traces the history of community programs built by welfare mother activists in Brooklyn, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada. The incredible story of these grassroots activists and their many successes draws upon Professor Orleck's book Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty. The images that Professor Orleck discusses during the talk are available below. Welfare Rights Images Podcasts, Politics and Political Movements, Race and Ethnicity, Scholar Talks, Women American Social History Project no no Rethinking the Civil Rights Movement http://ashp.cuny.edu/2010/12/rethinking-the-civil-rights-movement/ http://ashp.cuny.edu/2010/12/rethinking-the-civil-rights-movement/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:12:16 +0000 Pennee Bender http://ashp.cuny.edu/?p=4566 Premilla Nadasen, Queens College, CUNY
Women and Black Freedom: Rethinking the Civil Rights Movement
The Graduate Center, CUNY
April 22, 2010Nadasensmall

Historian Premilla Nadasen examines the importance of women in the Black Freedom Movements of the 1960s and 1970s. In Part 1 of this podcast, she outlines how the traditional narrative of the Civil Rights Movement, which tended toward “great men approach” is being expanded in three ways: 1) the timeframe is extended beyond 1955-1968; 2) the geography is expanded to encompass the North; and 3) a broader range of activists are considered including those who promoted armed self-defense and women who focused on gender issues. In Part 2, Premilla Nadasen focuses on Johnnie Tillmon and welfare rights activism to illustrate how inclusion of this movement expands the Civil Rights narrative to include gender, economics, and women’s self-determination.

]]> http://ashp.cuny.edu/2010/12/rethinking-the-civil-rights-movement/feed/ 0 0:25:41 Premilla Nadasen, Queens College, CUNY Women and Black Freedom: Rethinking the Civil Rights Movement The Graduate Center, CUNY April 22, 2010 Historian Premilla Nadasen examines the importance of women ... Premilla Nadasen, Queens College, CUNY Women and Black Freedom: Rethinking the Civil Rights Movement The Graduate Center, CUNY April 22, 2010 Historian Premilla Nadasen examines the importance of women in the Black Freedom Movements of the 1960s and 1970s. In Part 1 of this podcast, she outlines how the traditional narrative of the Civil Rights Movement, which tended toward "great men approach" is being expanded in three ways: 1) the timeframe is extended beyond 1955-1968; 2) the geography is expanded to encompass the North; and 3) a broader range of activists are considered including those who promoted armed self-defense and women who focused on gender issues. In Part 2, Premilla Nadasen focuses on Johnnie Tillmon and welfare rights activism to illustrate how inclusion of this movement expands the Civil Rights narrative to include gender, economics, and women's self-determination. Civil Rights and Citizenship, Gender and Sexuality, Podcasts, Women American Social History Project no no Women’s History, Women’s Activism: The Shirley Chisholm Center http://ashp.cuny.edu/2009/09/womens-history-womens-activism-the-shirley-chisholm-center/ http://ashp.cuny.edu/2009/09/womens-history-womens-activism-the-shirley-chisholm-center/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:47:13 +0000 Aaron Knoll http://ashp.cuny.edu/?p=2478 Barbara Winslow, Brooklyn College
“Women’s History, Women’s Activism: The Shirley Chisholm Center at the CUNY Graduate Center”
The Graduate Center, CUNY
November 14, 2008

Historian and educator Barbara Winslow (Brooklyn College) discusses the life and times of Shirley Chisholm, the legendary African-American activist, Congresswoman, and presidential candidate. Winslow places Chisholm’s legacy in the context of the feminist movement and the struggle for civil rights, putting special emphasis on the Brooklyn-born politician’s local roots.

This talk was given as part of A Catalyst for Change, an exhibit celebrating Chisholm’s trailblazing political career, sponsored by the Brooklyn College Women’s Studies Program and the Shirley Chisholm Center for Research on Women.

]]> http://ashp.cuny.edu/2009/09/womens-history-womens-activism-the-shirley-chisholm-center/feed/ 0 Many Paths to Progressive Reform http://ashp.cuny.edu/2009/07/many-paths-to-progressive-reform/ http://ashp.cuny.edu/2009/07/many-paths-to-progressive-reform/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:40:23 +0000 Ellen Noonan http://ashp.cuny.edu/?p=2745 Nancy Hewitt, Rutgers University
“Many Paths to Progressive Reform: New Perspectives on the Progressive Era”
The Graduate Center, CUNY
March 27, 2007

Early twentieth-century progressivism was a constellation of efforts undertaken by a wide range of people whose perspectives on reform were rooted in their race, class, region, and religion. In this talk to New York City teachers, Nancy Hewitt weaves together the “big P” progressivism of major reform campaigns, which are well represented in most history textbooks, with stories of the “little p” progressivism of workers, immigrants, women, and African Americans.

In the first part of this podcast, Hewitt describes some major progressive reform campaigns and highlights the role of Atlanta, Georgia, female activists in conservation and civic reform, known as municipal housekeeping. In the second part, she continues her discussion of municipal housekeeping by focusing on northern cities and also offers several examples of reform efforts involving both middle-class and working-class women.

Images Used in this presentation:

Poison

]]> http://ashp.cuny.edu/2009/07/many-paths-to-progressive-reform/feed/ 0 0:22:48 Nancy Hewitt, Rutgers University "Many Paths to Progressive Reform: New Perspectives on the Progressive Era" The Graduate Center, CUNY March 27, 2007 Early twentieth-century progressivism was a constellation of ... Nancy Hewitt, Rutgers University "Many Paths to Progressive Reform: New Perspectives on the Progressive Era" The Graduate Center, CUNY March 27, 2007 Early twentieth-century progressivism was a constellation of efforts undertaken by a wide range of people whose perspectives on reform were rooted in their race, class, region, and religion. In this talk to New York City teachers, Nancy Hewitt weaves together the "big P" progressivism of major reform campaigns, which are well represented in most history textbooks, with stories of the "little p" progressivism of workers, immigrants, women, and African Americans. In the first part of this podcast, Hewitt describes some major progressive reform campaigns and highlights the role of Atlanta, Georgia, female activists in conservation and civic reform, known as municipal housekeeping. In the second part, she continues her discussion of municipal housekeeping by focusing on northern cities and also offers several examples of reform efforts involving both middle-class and working-class women. Images Used in this presentation: Gender and Sexuality, Immigration and Migration, Podcasts, Politics and Political Movements, Women American Social History Project no no