...The Smithsonian museum, which is located in Washington, D.C., is a national museum of the American Indian houses. It is one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of its kind. All the things that the museum exhibits show visitors who are from all of the world the sense and spirit of Native America. The museum is located Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC. You can go to visit this museum every day from 10 A.M to 5:30 P.M except 25th December and the admission is free. The museum has so many collections of the Native America that you can learn much history of Native America. In the museum, there are approximate 266,000 catalog records and they represent over 12,000 years of history. These collections range...
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... National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC The National Museum of Natural History is located on Constitution Ave. at 10th St., NW, Washington DC. The building has an octagon-shaped of dome and very noticeable from various parts of the city. A large porch doorway with Corinthian columns takes to the pavilion which is decorated with two different styles of columns. The first is a Doric style which is on the first floor and the second is an Ionic style on the second and third floors. These styles were very common in Gothic and Romanesque Churches. In both six stories tall are added with two wings. The second, fourth, and sixth floors directly join to the central museum while the sixth floor is set back. The higher level has semi round windows and it stands above the third floor providing lot of natural light for tourists to enjoy exhibitions that expose the natural world. It was a family trip on last weekend. The museum was super busy, it seemed to have so many children who all seemed to be enjoying themselves. Accidentally I stepped on several of them but also got stepped on a few times myself. The main reason I wanted to visit the Smithsonian Museum Natural History was to see their spectacular gem and jewelry collection. The Natural History Museum boasts of having the best collections of gems, jewelry, and minerals in the world. The best part about this museum and most of the Smithsonian museums is that admission is free...
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...Humanities study brings us in contact with the human culture, history, philosophy, experiences and activities. It also includes the study of human expression through music, arts and design, music, dance, theater and literature. It is a multi-faceted subject, but academically, we refer to the humanities as the study of the arts. The study of the arts is the study of mankind, thus, is the essence of humanities. Studying humanities helps us to get a better understanding of our own existence. The humanities are the stories, ideas, visions and expressions of people from all walks of life. It gives us more knowledge about the different cultures of people from the different parts of the world. It helps us understand our own heritage and our history. It brings us back to the past and transports our visions and imaginations and helps us to look forward to the future. The study of Humanities teaches us how to be creative and gain new insights about the world that we live in. Last summer, my family and I went on a trip to Washington, D.C. for the first time. The city is known to harbor the world’s largest museum, The Smithsonian Institute. The institute consists of 19 museums, majority of which is found in Washington, D.C. During our five day trip, we were very lucky to be able to visit some of these museums which I personally consider as the epitome of humanities. The exhibitions featured different categories such as the arts, history, culture, science and technology, government and military...
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...recognized as a women's rights activist and remembered for her role in women's suffrage. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, near Adams, Massachusetts to Daniel Anthony and Lucy Anthony (National Women’s History Museum, part 1). Susan was the second oldest of eight children as her parents owned a local cotton mill (Biography par.2). Although only five of Anthony’s siblings lived to be adults, one child was stillborn, and another died at age 2 (Biography par.2). In the 1840s, Anthony's family became involved in the fight to end slavery, also known as the abolitionist movement. Anthony’s Rochester farm served as a meeting place for famed abolitionists, such as Frederick Douglass (Biography par.6)....
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...through the door, having been alive the whole time. Mrs. Mallard literally dies of grief at seeing he is alive and well. This intrigued me, as I wondered why she was so upset he wasn’t dead, and I wanted to find out more about women’s roles in 1894. At the time this story was written, women did not have many rights. They could not seek higher education, own land or property, and they could not vote. In 1894, the fight had started but the battle was still a long way from being won. This story was inspiring to me, and it made me want to learn about the fight for women’s suffrage since 1848, which is when the Seneca Falls Convention was held on July 19 and 20th (“Rights for Women”). According to the National Woman’s History Museum, it took women more than seventy-two years to get right the vote (“Rights for Women”). I find it amazing that the United States denied women the right to vote for that long. The fight for women’s suffrage, which started with the Seneca Falls Convention and is still going on today, reveals a long and arduous struggle. This paper will explore the origins, the early history, the advancements in the 1900’s, the final outcome, and finally the fight for women’s equal rights that still exists today. According to the National Women’s History Museum, “In the early 1800’s, women were second class citizens. Women were expected to...
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...The museum offers a space to the public for education, meditation, reflection of the self and others. The issue of gender challenges, if not simply questions, an institution with a profound sense of power in deciding what makes history, what is representative of culture, and how individuals can be identified among a greater scheme of social construction. Feminist critique reveals museums to be generally colonising spaces of the female body. In a profession now largely occupied by women, there appears to still be a gender disproportion in directorial and curatorial positions. ‘The women’s movement has largely bypassed museums’ (Glaser & Zeneton 1994). Even with noticeable changes to gender perspectives in Western society, women have much to remodel in a museological world that is still dipped in a long-established and well-governed androcentrism. Museums are extraordinarily powerful institutions across the globe today. They present the past and present in ways that rule entire schools of thought, dictate truth and notions of common sense, and shape the ways in which people perceive and interpret meaning through culture and history. In assessing the status of modern museum culture, it is important to understand the politics by which an institution runs and governs itself. This issue is often overlooked in museum studies; historically museums have acted at their own discretion without much, if any, cultural, political, or social supervision; thus, despite a reputation for being...
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...participation by women in politics then it would be a better process. They also thought that if it were more women participation, they would create social change. What is women’s suffrage? Women’s suffrage is a women’s right to vote. In 1848, the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls New York. During this convention the “Declaration of Sediments" was written. This document served as an agenda for the movements that were about to take place over the 7 decades to come. Throughout the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, women fought for their right to vote. An organization called the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) was created to establish an amendment that allowed women to vote. Significant Women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Carrie Chapman Catt worked diligently for the equality for women, as well as the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony worked closely together for women’s suffrage. In 1866 they formed the American Equal Rights Association (AERA), which was dedicated specifically for suffrage regardless of gender or race. In 1869, AERA was overlooked by the 15th amendment which would allow black African-American males to vote. This proposed amendment completely avoided woman suffrage. Stanton and Anthony formed an organization named the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). This organization was more radical and its goal was to win the vote into an amendment and to advocate for other rights for women. Following...
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...The Women’s Rights Movement: Women’s Suffrage Jamuel Breeze Old Dominion University Abstract Women’s history is still being reclaimed. Women played critical roles in the twentieth-century American life. Women were workers, artists, parents, and women offered in many forms energies, insights, and strengths in periods of crisis and prosperity. Our forefathers wrote that all men were created equal, but growing up as a females has never been easy. When children are young there are not many differences between boys and girls, but as life continues things change. When young girls grow to become women they face discrimination, from the onset, as opposed to their male counterparts. This discrimination comes from society, and can even come from within their household from parents, siblings, and other family members. Women were viewed as only suitable for domestic works and were not given opportunities for advancement nor knowledge of other skills and trades. This essay will cover the route that women took in order to become equal; The Women’s Rights Movement, but more specifically focus on Women’s Suffrage. The Women’s Rights Movement Women’s rights movements are primarily concerned with making the political, social, and economic status of women equal to that of men while establishing legislative safeguards against discrimination on the basis of sex. The Women’s Right Movement began in 1848 with the first women’s rights convention being held in Seneca Falls, New York. Elizabeth...
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...Mohandas Gandhi The life work of Gandhi created a major mechanism for significant positive change in our world history that we still value and honor today. Gandhi dedicated his life to advocating for civil rights in India and South Africa as well as the philosophy of passive resistance in order to achieve his goals and not cooperate with authorities which he deemed unjust. Gandhi studied law and advocated for Indian rights in South Africa and his home country of India during the many years he lived there. (History, 2010) The changes he created within these countries have inspired similar change in the United States with practices we still incorporate today. Through the practice of Satyagraha Gandhi was able to use social and political action to achieve his goals. Two significant changes Gandhi put into action are helping India gain Independence from Britain and the use of the philosophy of Satyagraha. (Gandhi, 2014) After Gandhi spent 20 years in South Africa advocating for Indian rights he continued with this passion in his home country of India. In 1914 he became the leader of the Indian National Congress using his policy of non-violent, non- cooperation passive resistance to achieve the goal gaining impendence of India from Great Britain. Gandhi influenced his following by leading from example. Gandhi used the act of fasting a form of passive resistance as a means of protest. (Gandhi, 2014). His fasting resulted in intense reaction from his followers which in turn put immense...
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...Morgen Waterbury Professor Judith Dancoff English 101 24 April 2024 Truth is a Human Right: Controversy in Curriculum A country is comprised of all it’s citizens, and thus its history is comprised of all of their histories. American history would be incomplete without including the histories of African Americans and American women. To pretend these stories and perspectives are not relevant is to pretend that all Americans are homogenous, and this is clearly not the case. African American and women’s histories must be taught in American classrooms because students have a right to learn the most accurate version of history possible. The trouble lies in how the objectivity of this history is determined. This is the central conflict which animates...
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...an essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” In this article she argued with art critics and historians. Nochlin explained how women were being excluded from all art exhibits and collections. Women started protesting by picketing museums and staging demonstrations. In 1972, women started shaping American society by opening their own art galleries all over the world to show their work. They opened feminist art programs at Fresno State College and California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) in early 1970. By 1974 over 1,000 United States colleges and universities offered women’s studies courses. In 1975, women started creating images of their bodies to proclaim women’s right to control and enjoy their bodies, which was the start of women’s liberation, while other women decided to dress up their painting with embroidery, knitting, quilting, and china paintings to raise consciousness and redirect modern American art. In 1940’s, women started using initials or changing their names to reflect male gender names to overcome the invisibility and inferiority of women’s history and art. Many female artist started challenging male artists for dominance in the art world. The female artists made sure their paintings reflected history, spirituality, and power....
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... California lagged behind in recognizing women’s demands for an active role in public life. The movement for the right to vote for women started in Seneca, New York, which is known as the Women’s Suffrage movement. This movement was a fight for equality, which could be seen as the birth of feminism. Although there were many women who led the fight for equal voice, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were the two primary figures of the movement. Due to California’s political climate, the movement brought great disappointment and victory for women’s rights. Disappointment turned into resolve and set forth the movement in California. Women created coalitions and started to spread their word from southern to northern California for their voice to be heard by others. The movement in California was comprised of white middle class women, but they didn’t support Asians because they feared white backlash. Soon, the eyes of the nation opened in 1911 when male voters approved women’s right vote making California the largest state to approve of women’s suffrage. Women’s suffrage in California reached started out on a high note. In 1893, early success came when the women’s suffrage bill won approval in the state legislature but it was vetoed by the governor claiming it was unconstitutional. The suffragists later took the same issue to California voters in 1896, where Populists, Prohibitionists, Republicans, and unions joined the women’s alliance to promote the issue, but it was...
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...One day, Deborah decided to dress as a man, and “venturing out undetected in her disguise,” nobody recognized her ("National Women's History Museum."). This led for her to enroll in the army under the name of “Robert Shurtleff” in May of 1782. Deborah was twenty one, but gave the fake age of seventeen. Very soon after being accepted, Sampson was assigned to march to New York (Garvin). Working nonstop, Sampson, or Shurtleff, earned a reputation as an outstanding soldier (“Deborah Samson”). By doing simple tasks at odd hours (bathing, for example) Deborah kept her identity a secret (“Lesson Plan - DEBORAH SAMPSON”). In the summer of 1782, she was patrolling New York. Others and herself were ambushed by loyalists and Deborah was left for dead. But she stayed alive and took out a bullet from her leg herself...
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...WHAT WAS THE WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT AND HOW DID IT CHANGE AMERICA? I chose this subject to research because it is truly interesting to me to see the progression of women’s rights. When mentioning women’s right I am looking at everything ranging from home life to that that occurs outside of the home. Although, we as women have come along way and have overcome many obstacles, I still believe there is still room for growth and areas that still need addressing. When using the internet, the first reference source that I found to use was the NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM. The name of the website within itself shows that it is dedicated to the history of women so it will have a lot of good information. In browsing the website, I found that there many sub-topics within the main focus of the woman’s suffrage. There is also other resources named that can be helpful as well. This is why I think this website will be a good source to use. The second source that I found when searching the internet was the CWLU HERSTORY WEBSITE ARCHIVE. The article entitled WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE USE: A NEW VIEW Although this was just an article, it hits on more than a few key points. The article outlines the history of the suffrage movement, the drive behind it, key issues and the conclusion. When using the library there were so many resources regarding the suffrage movement, I almost became overwhelmed. The first source I chose was POLITICS & GENDER (Schreiber, R. (2013). I believe...
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...Sports History and Sports Halls of Fame Below are websites dealing with sports history, particularly those halls of fame which exist. In the dead of winter, many people's interest turn to sports, and the nominees and inductees are announced for many halls, including professional baseball and professional football. Professional Baseball Hall of Fame http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ This website discusses the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The site combines baseball history and the Hall of Fame itself. The rotating exhibits at the museum are prominently featured, along with the members of the Hall. The site also discusses the rules for induction. Among the items available for the Hall of Fame members are their lifetime statistics, their biographies, pictures of their plaques, and desktop wallpaper. For those interested in analyzing the history of baseball elections, the results of the past votes are available. An online catalog of the museum's holdings is accessible here. The baseball history here is good, if sometimes not overly evaluative. The exhibits at the museum are also portrayed, and among the current exhibits are one on Ichiro Suzuki and another on Sports Illustrated. Information about visits is here as well. Basketball Hall of Fame http://www.hoophall.com/ This hall of fame (located in Springfield, Massachusetts), unlike baseball and football's hall of fames, represents all of basketball in one hall. (The other halls have separate...
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