Female Imprimatur: Women in the Lawbook Trade.

[We have the following announcement of an online exhibit at Boston College Law School.  DRE]Female Imprimatur: Women in the Lawbook Trade.  This exhibit was inspired by the 100th anniversary in August 2020 of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted suffrage to some—though certainly...

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Haan, "Corporate Governance and the Feminization of Capital"

Sarah Haan (Washington and Lee) has posted "Corporate Governance and the Feminization of Capital." Here's the abstract:Between 1900 and 1956, women increased from a small proportion of public company stockholders in the U.S. to the majority. In fact, by the 1929 stock market crash, women stockholders outnumbered men at some of America’s largest and most influential public companies, including...

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Prifogle on Migrant Labor and Female Social Networks in Midcentury Michigan

Emily Prifogle, University of Michigan Law School, has posted Legal Landscapes, Migrant Labor, and Rural Social Safety Nets in Michigan, 1942-1971:In the 1960s, farmers pressed trespass charges against aid workers providing assistance to agricultural laborers living on the farmers’ private property. Some of the first court decisions to address these types of trespass, such as the well-known and frequently...

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Boris's "Making the Woman Worker" at WHS

The next meeting of the Washington History Seminar, on Monday, November 16 at 4:00 pm ET, will be devoted to Making the Woman Worker: Precarious Labor and the Fight for Global Standards, 1919-2019, by Eileen Boris, University of California, Santa Barbara.  Sonya Michel, University of Maryland,...

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McClain on the 19th Amendment Centennial and Trollope's Palliser Novels

Linda C. McClain, Boston University School of Law, recently has posted two articles.  The first is What Becomes a Legendary Constitutional Campaign Most? Marking the Nineteenth Amendment at One Hundred, which is forthcoming in the Boston University Law Review 100 (2020): 1753-1769What most becomes a landmark anniversary in the legendary campaign by women (and some men) for woman suffrage that,...

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The 19th Amendment @ 100 @ St. Johns Law

 [We have the following announcement.   DRE]The St. John’s Law Review invites you to explore the past, present, and future of women’s rights in the United States during our 2020 symposium Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Registration here.Women have always played...

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A Symposium on Race, Citizenship and Women's Right to Vote

 [We have the following announcement.  DRE]The symposium Citizenship and Suffrage: Race, Citizenship, and Women’s Right to Vote on the Nineteenth Amendment’s Centennial, sponsored by the Washington College of Law, American University, will take place online via Zoom on Tuesday, October 6,...

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What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgment, which one develops through the practice of meditation and through other training. Mindfulness derives from sati, a significant element of Buddhist traditions,...

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Oscars’ First indigenous actress mominee

Yalitza Aparicio was the Oscars’ first indigenous mexican actress nominee. Cihuatl is a Free CSS, Blogger and WordPress theme designed by Open Themes (BTemplates). Download Cihuatl for free. » A normal paragraph Ea eam...

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African women in tech

Hilda is a Kenyan Fintech entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Pezesha, a peer to peer micro-lending marketplace for Africa that provides access to affordable financial services and credit scores to low income borrowers.Cihuatl is a Free CSS, Blogger and WordPress theme...

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10 Interesting facts about Indonesia

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of more than seventeen thousand islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Kalimantan), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (Papua). Indonesia is the world's largest island country and the 14th largest country...

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Diversity in Tech

Diversify Tech. A collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech. Once a week, we’ll send you scholarships, events, job opportunities, and more.Cihuatl is a Free CSS, Blogger and WordPress theme designed by Open Themes (BTemplates). Download Cihuatl...

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Women at the BSA (1919–1939): Girton College

Six former members of Girton College, Cambridge were admitted to the BSA between the wars:Benton, Miss S. Girton 1907–10. Lady Margaret Hall 1929–30; B.Litt. 1934. BSA adm. 1927–28; re-admitted 1929–30; 1935–36; 1936–38. Excavated on Ithaka. Coke, Miss K.N. Admitted 1937–38. Fisher, Miss V. (The Hon. Mrs Hankey). Admitted 1938–39. Excavated at Knossos; Mycenae.Gray, Miss J.E. Admitted...

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EPRD Women's Wellness Series

EPRD's Women's Wellness SeriesThis fall, Evergreen Park & Rec is offering several classes to help women in the mountain community stay healthy from the inside out! Classes include:Empower Your Health: Gut Health - Uncover the connection between disease and the gut, and learn how to nurture and support...

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Strength Training for Women: Lift Weights for the Body You Want