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dorothea LAnge

Dorothea Lange, March, 1937

Dorothea Lange was a photographer who captured realistic results of the great depression. She did not try to cover up the truth of how it affected individuals but rather enhanced and exposed the reality. In this photograph she captures it to support the formation of migrant camps for people during the great depression.  She was trying to be the voice of the people that didn't speak up to get the relief they deserved. She made an impact socially through her photos such as this one as organizations began to expose her work. This photo specifically has a dark tone to it, capturing the isolation and living conditions of farmers trying to make a living. The house being run down and rugged looking like a dump, portraying how people were just trying to get by. The photo is isolated, it doesn't need people to convey their emotions it is very obvious just by the appearance the conditions individuals of the great depression were trying to live by.

numnumnumnummm HUNGER STRIKERS!!

                My research topic is HUNGER STRIKERS BY SUFFRAGISTS!!! At first i did not know anything about the subject but was very interested to begin researching information right away. Any event that involves a strike and people standing up for what they believe in despite the consequences is very inspirational to me. Therefor now as i learned more about those events they truly display courage i was automatically drawn in. I started with the basics with my researching by finding out what the overall idea was of hunger strikers in world war one. Hunger strikers were individuals or in this case members of the national american woman suffrage that refuse to eat in order to protest for women rights and liberty such as the right to vote. Any time i typed in my topic to Google i got many results of different hunger strikes pursued over the years, so i have been very careful to make sure i look for the time frame of 1904 through 1925.

                                            A comical look of the way people saw american suffragists pursuits/ depicting their rights being hopeless  their idea are dead. 

the judgement the women faced from the community 

                As i researched i began to understand the event that led to the rising point for these women suffragists to begin their drastic way of protesting. The hunger strikes led by the suffragists definitely had an great impact that changed the american society in world war one. The national women party, (NWP) formed in 1913 with 50,000 members, publicly made people aware of the w omens suffrage campaign. Women did not have the right to vote so these parties and organizations like the NWP and NAWSA (National American women Suffrage association) made up of suffragists were determined to change the law. While learning about the different suffragists groups i got a little confused in all of the different groups that branched off of each other but all involving women suffragists. The National women party was the main one involved in carrying out  hunger strikes and  were willing to risk everything they had for arrest. However before learning about the details of the actual hunger strike the first thing that came up every time repetitively throughout my research process  was a women by the name of Alice Paul.

suffragists dedication to have the right to vote and be treated the same 

                                                           The National women party protesting

                                                       
                                                   a drawn picture from "the Suffragette" newspaper

                       When learning about Alice Paul its obvious that she was such a role model for women than and i think even now! Alice Paul was an activist who led the nationals women party in trying various ways to gain the presidents attention like holding signs at the gate of the white house that simply asked "Mr.President, How long must women wait for liberty." I get so excited when i find actual statements and actions these suffragists carried out it really helps me not only visualize but makes it so much more realistic. However under Alice Paul and her persistence in picketing in front of the white house resulted in president wilson feeling embaressed and taunted by the women. Wilson sent police who began arresting the suffragists and placing them in jail for longer sentences as they kept picketing. Alice Paul was arrested and sentenced for seven months in prison where she was barely fed at all to the point she become so weak she was taken to the hospital. From that point Alice Paul began the hunger strike. Her determination was almost unreal all these doctors threatened to put her in asylums and wards because she refused to eat but she didn't budge. She stood up for what she believed in.... In my opinion that is truly admirable. Doctors afraid she was on the verge of death stuffed a tube down her throat and forcibly poured different liquid into her stomach for three weeks. Alice Paul STILL DIDNT GIVE UP, despite the illness and excruciating pain that went along with force feeding she didn't end the hunger strike. Alice led a inspirational campaign that resulted in the success of women voting.

The lovely Alice Paul

women suffragists picketing in front of the white house

           Similar to Alice's treatment in jail in response to pursuing the hunger strike doctors used awful techniques of physical force to make these women eat. This forceful feeding used to stop the womens pursuits did not stop these suffragists from continuing their strike. Women would be tied down to a chair or held down by many doctors in order to feed them through a tube against their will. Some women would be force fed over 200 times, the process always lasted for long periods of time. A high death risk sometimes occured when the tube used  to transfer the liquid food to the women were shoved so far down the womens throat it would enter the windpipe and cause food to enter the lungs. .Many women suffragists died even after getting out of jail as a result of the conditions that were preformed on the prisoners. When news got out about the awful conditions of the treatment for suffragists in jail may Americans were incredibly angry and formed more support for the suffragists. The inappropriate ways of feeding against an individuals will shocked everyone and actually helped in drawing more attention to the suffragists, any support they could get made a difference overall benefiting them.

the cruel treatment of the suffragists in jail, the public knew it was wrong 

                       Still some public tension against what suffragists were doing, making a serious matter comical

                                         

                                                    Famous picture depicting to public about treatment of women in prison



                  All of the hard work women suffragists had comitted themselves to would result in success and laws being changed in their favor. President Woodrow Wilson were successfully pressured by the women suffragists to give women throughout the nation the right to vote.The final result being in the NWP(National Womens Party) and NAWSA(National American Women Suffrage Association) when 2/3 vote from senate and house formed the 19th amendment as a part of the united states constitution stating in exact words: "The right of citizens of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." I was so excited when i found these exact words from the constitution on the Britannica public library site, it really clearly states the exact rights suffragists desired to reach their goal and they did it! I cant help but feel exhilarated when learning how so much effort and time is needed to make a change and just how big of a difference it makes. These brave women from these organizations that did hunger strikes, physically harming themselves to show their dedication and commitment resulted in their goals being succeeded. Without there impact us women today in 2012 would not be able to vote. So if i could go back in time i would congratulate and commemorate every suffragist that helped make something as common today as voting happen. Then i would feed them all lovely celebratory cake and have a grand feast for them!!!!!

                                                                   
                                                       a picture of papers supporting women voting 

                                                     

                                        The constitution officially stating women had the right to vote (19th amendment)


                          I LOVED learning about this subject it was exactly what i had wanted to learn about and hope to have similar topics in the near future. The whole event was so inspirational and really proves that hard work pays off and to never give up. The suffragists at the time knew they were doing something bigger than themselves and an strike that would change history forever! what was so amazing was the strength and will power of the women, i cannot see men at the time being so set on something to physically starve themselves. The hunger strike pursuits by suffragists determination truly changed american society forever.
so......................
WHO RUNS THE WORLD....?? GIRLS.

FaCeS Of WaR / creepy yet incredible

I had no idea about the faces of war and watching this video opened my eyes and had me so interested to learn more about it. Its an absolute genius idea but at the same time really creepy. Its wonderful that they were able to help soldiers whose face had become disfigured due to the war have a mask made or several facial parts created to help restore their faces. As i watched this video reveal actual footage from the event  i began to want to learn more about this subject so i read the article as well and looked through many photos. the plastic surgeons who helped individuals with facial reconstruction tried to match a soldiers face as best as he could as how he looked before the war, which required tremendous amounts of time and effort. These masks for the facial disfigured help build soldiers confidence and restore their hope they had once had without feeling their self esteem lowered by their appearance. It was also known as the tin noses shop. Honestly though it interested me so much because i know that if i saw a man with is nose chopped off or his mouth deformed i would stare like many others would so the fact that this medical group from the hospital was able to help men not be so judged and looked at for who they were instead of what they looked like made all the difference to these men. Just throwing it out there but It does kind of remind me of some scary movies i have seen where the killers have deformed faces so at the same time its great for these soldiers of war its rather creepy looking at these men,

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/mask.html#
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/videos/About-Face.html

knowledge of a great white fleet

             Under Roosevelt 14,000 men took control of white ships that traveled around the world, on december 16, 1907 they held the aircraft carrier with Roughhead the chief of naval operatoins and Winter a navy secretary. The traveling of the fleets formed a navy tradition of disaster relief to the needy countries. Overall the fleet visited six different continents like italy, australia, japan. The great white fleet was a navy battle fleet that was able to travel around the globe, directed by Theodore Roosevelt himself. It was overall a fourteenth month trip showing Americas sea power. 

Great White Fleet 

all my sites of knowledge 

http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?sid=e8203c90-595f-40f6-b434-b0c5ce6154df%40sessionmgr15&vid=5&hid=21&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#db=nfh&AN=2W62W63123853845

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq42-1.htm

http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/greatfleet.html

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

http://www.greatwhitefleet.info/history9.html

http://www.avl.lib.al.us/resources/display_resources.php

http://web.ebscohost.com/hrc/detail?sid=2f29e892-021e-4cd4-962d-3f8be177aa9f%40sessionmgr110&vid=1&hid=123&bdata=JnNpdGU9aHJjLWxpdmU%3d#db=khh&AN=27523189

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/gwf_cruise.htm

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/great-white-fleet.htm

Dancing Through Time

              

During the times of 1880-1920’s dancing was beginning to reach its greatest height in social leisure. Many people when thinking of dance in earlier decades, usually depict it as classy girls in big fluffy dresses dancing the night away. However though that typical stereotype is true, getting to that certain time frame, happened after the creation of Open dance halls. Participating in dancing intercourses between men and woman did not come without social discrimination.  The culture at the time did not always look highly upon those who danced.  This was an era that revolved around individuals, looking for ways to entertain themselves. One way this succeeded was by forming public dance halls which led to ballroom dancing and opening many new doors during this era. By Americans discovering this time of leisure they were able to develop new dancing styles and open themselves to a diverse range of music.

          The public dance hall was a place where the younger people could come together to escape their parents and the older individuals could take a break after a long day of work. The Upper and middle classes usually danced within their homes for more privacy until the 1890’s. Then the public dance halls began to welcome a diverse range of the lower working class to the upper wealthy people. Usually dance halls would be hosted at spacious bars, large rooms in homes, or rented space in saloons.  A certain type of dance hall called the taxi dance hall, did have a fee to enter of a dime for a 2 minute dance, which the pay was then divided among the musician and the woman. A taxi dance hall was different than an average public dance hall , taxi dance halls were where men would pay money in order to dance  with a young women dancer, each ticket you bought gave them one full song with the women, a “Dime a dance.”  Public Dance halls were not only found in large cities like New York or Chicago but almost everywhere such as Louisville, Kansas City, Plymouth.  Ethnic groups did form different dance halls,  like the Czechs in Oklahoma forming the Czech hall. In the united states almost all dance halls were segregated under the “jim Crow laws”, which enforced black and white separation. Dance halls did not integrate because whites wanted to be separate from the rising blacks community.  

 

   

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 a movie that came out based on Taxi dancers life-------------->

            The Open dance halls began to form a bad repuatation , as being affiliated with drinking and taking part in being sexually inappropriate with one another. Dancing between different sexes and the vulgarity of the different styles made people view the dangers of such close, direct contact between a male and female. All over the United States people saw the act of partaking in dance to be a sin and satanic. There were many Antidance testimonies and manuals. One book written by a man named Mordecai Ham called The Modern Dance  lured people to read it by stating that “To save many young men and women from one of Satans most fetching appeals to the lust of the flesh.” Ragtime music and dance steps that followed it was a very popular type of dance, that was first formed in the black community. Others such as the Grizzly Bear, Turkey trot, A couple that goes by Vernon and Irene were Americans, that wrote a book by the name of Modern dancing that adressed the idea for a sense of change in the dance styles and began to teach ballroom etiquette. ‘Do not wriggle the shoulders. Do not shake the hips. Do not pump the arms… Drop the Turkey-Trot, the Grizzly Bear the Bunny Hug etc. These dances are ugly, ungraceful and out of fashion.” These were all kinds of dances that could be picked up and learned by individuals in a matter of minutes. This kind of obscene dancing  arose many issues, which led dancing switched its paths , onto a new classier, civilized dance style different from any other,  ballroom dancing.

A book writen by Vernon and Irene

A book informing others on the evil ways of dancing

              The ballroom dance had many different variations and styles that were much more civilized and looked upon as being a little more appropriate then open dance halls. Ballroom dancing during the ragtime era had very diverse styles included waltzing, the 2-step, Foxtrot, Tango and many others. By taking up these different dances the people were open to new music. A very popular place for ballroom dancing was the Ritz where mainly upper class people could come together and show off their moves. Learning  and practicing the different steps to ballroom dancing could be picked up in local dance halls. Some styles like the waltz were only socially acceptable to the upper classes. In the early 1920's competitive ballroom dancing was starting to trend throughout cities. The etiquette required to partake in balroom dancing included both sexes to be on their best behaviors. The gentleman must ask the women to dance first and should do whatever the women asked of him without hesitation. The dress for ballroom dancing is how everyone today recalls it. Big, fancy

 dresses for women and men dressed for the occasion as well. Ballroom dancing did not however come without complete judgement from the rest of society.  The Moddern Manner of Dancing a piece of literature that viewed ballroom dancing as "massing together of a jostling crowd of mute or merely gibbering animals." However Ballroom dancing did show a much more elegant and classy way of dancing.

(This is an example of a open dance hall, located in rented space of a saloon)

                   Dancing in general was massively popular in the late 19^th and early 20^th century. It was what many individuals viewed as a great way of leisure. These different styles of dance helped relationships, between the different sexes and a fun activity for people to get dressed up for. It brought people much joy, despite the constant critique of the rest of society. People were able to get out of their comfort zone and spend quality time with one another. Dancing has been part of Americas culture from then until today. It is something that though their maybe new styles and movements the old ones will always be remembered as it grows and moves forward.

when viewing my peers blogs

I was impressed when viewing my fellow classmates blogs. I learned about very diverse topics dealing with the era. I was interested in all the different examples they used and visuals to really capture the history. I never knew much about the music, luxury of african americans or haunted houses before. It was incredibly informative and i thought every individual to a very good job presenting their paper in an orderly manner. I think the best technique for the layout of the paper was after each paragraph to have a picture while it was fresh on the readers mind what they had just read. Overall though i learned a lot and was pleased when viewing my fellow peers blog posts.  :):):):))