Searching for a Warm Home: Women and the Italian Refugee Crisis of World War I Daniel Squizzero, Nursing Clio History In a 1918 article about aid programs for refugee women and children in Italy, Ernesta Fasciotti recalled an encounter with a family she could not forget, describing her impression of a refugee woman: “a true...
Fantasy and Folklore in Childbirth Narratives Cara Delay, Nursing Clio Science & Medicine Before the age of Facebook and parenting blogs, how did women exchange knowledge and beliefs about reproduction? Without What to Expect When You’re Expecting, how did society and “experts” tell women...
Deconstructing the Culture of the American Female Politician Lisa La Valle-Finan Government, History, Politics & Economics If the United States empowers American women, where are the women Presidents in America? When Carly Fiorina was questioned about her elect-ability, I couldn’t help but wonder, while Americans believe in...
Are Women’s Workspaces Really Their Own? Laurie Cohen Arts & Culture Five years ago, in a survey conducted by ABC News and People Magazine, I Love Lucy was crowned the best TV show of all time. Given that most attempts to gauge public opinion nowadays uncover sentiments firmly...
Political Science’s Gender Problem Shauna Shames Government In the past few decades, quantitative data analysis seems to have gained disproportionate status and attention within the field of political science. Students tell me that their senior thesis must include statistics or it will not be “real” social science. But this cleavage in research methods is far from gender neutral.
