Conferences
Cowgirls and the Discourses of Patriarchy and Feminism in Country/Western Music
Connecting the cultural significance of cowgirls with an analysis of country music history.
Conferences
Gender, Rurality and Imaginary for National and Commercial Purposes
My interest for the portrayal of rural life and culture has been awakened by researching the late 19 C worries about the extinction of long lived national cultures in many European countries.
Conferences
Pioneer Mother Monuments and the All-American Family
In the months leading up to the “Big Berks” conference, we will be highlighting research on rural women that will be presented at that conference. This week, we share an abstract from a session focused on rural women, “The Rural Imaginary in Popular Culture.”
Activism
Rural Cambodian Women as the Recipients of Education and NGO Focus
Few Cambodian women, especially those from rural areas, have been able to reach positions of leadership in the workforce or government.
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Something Old, Something New: Merging Historical Research with Modern Concepts of Sharing
Little did I know that one simple action would open me up to a whole slew of exciting opportunities, both big and small.
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History Matters: Reflections on the Historians Against Slavery Conference
To truly put history to work . . . it should also involve engaging and collaborating with change makers outside of the academy and on the ground.