Cambridge, MA

In 1965, Ruth Bader Ginsurg attended Harvard Law School in Cambridge Massachusetts. During this time, Harvard law school was primarily male dominated, which became a struggle for Ruth but also gave her motivation and drive to outperform them. Ruth was one of 9 females, in a 500 person class. She faced several instances of gender discrimination from classmates and even from the authories. Authorities would bother her about "taking a mans spot" at Harvard law. But this didnt stop her. Later on, she became the first female member of the Harvard Law Review.

Blog Post - Week #5

Submitted by Alexandra Monstur on

I found this week to be especially interesting because, rather than analyzing a story as I am so used to doing, I was simply asked to research and relay the technical details of my rendition of Christina Rosetti's Goblin Market. What I found so interesting about this was how my rendition had been altered in relation to its original publication, in order to suit its intended child audience.

Los Angeles, California

In October of 1970, the researcher M.P. Feldman was giving a film presentation on his work with queer aversion therapy. Part of the way through this film, protestors from the Gay Liberation Front gathered in the conference hall. They forced their way onto stage, took over the microphone, and demanded to hold a meeting with the presenting researchers. After a long stand-off that included police presence, a meeting was agreed on, so that the Gay Liberation Front could have a chance to voice their grievances with cruel aversion therapy.

Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville became the main location for official meetings of the Paris Commune Central Committee. It was where financial issues where handled, where new legislation was created, and where citizens could gather to voice complaints or other ideas. No women were allowed to vote or be elected members of the Central Committee, however there role as caregivers and clothes makers become valorized by the feminist movements of the time. The Rothschild Bank loans were also handled at the Hôtel de Ville by Francis Jourde. He also managed the Commune's relationship with the Bank of France.

Blackwell/Roosevelt Island

Blackwell Island was an infamous island in New York, especially in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. On this island there was an insane asylum, New York City Lunatic Asylum, a smallpox hospital, poorhouses, a general hospital, and workhouses. The roots of this island are tied to the roots of discrimination against those of lower class, foreign people and people with mental illnesses. Blackwell Island is probably most known from Nellie Bly's book about the asylum she went undercover in.

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