May 2, 2023- by Bella Castillo For my digital history final, I chose to research women’s voting rights, closely following the American Revolution. This period is considered the early American Republic. Before this time, women were not able to vote. Changes for women’s voting rights took a turn in favor of women in New Jersey. New Jersey was the first and only…
Black Social Movements in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: The Story of Little Liberia was a presentation given by Dr. Laura Hooton on April 17th at 12pm in the SMU Fondren Library. Dr. Hooten studied at UC San Diego and has spent the last decade studying Little Liberia and other subjects similar to it, which makes her…
Blog #5 Spatial History looks at how maps change over time to understand history better, maps are a large indicator of change over time. Maps can help us see the past in a clear way. Maps are used for research and presentation purposes as they are a great visual aid that show change clearly. They’re…
https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1pUkbVCrgP13zjCzhoK8Fztab0siPg-JN1Iiy0D6GiFI&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650 The topic of this timeline is Woman’s Voting Rights during the American Revolution. I selected a multitude of a events including the first time a women (Lydia Taft) voted in american history, the multiple elections that occurred in New Jersey for women, and other important events during the American Revolution in relation to women’s…