Nothing New....

Well I do not have anything much to report, just writing and researching.  I am trying to find some better primary source info from the library website.  Hope everyone is being successful with their papers!  See you all Tuesday.

Paper

Yesterday I actually began writing the introduction of my paper!  I did a little outline before and used my proposal as a guide but usually I just jump right into papers so I did.  It is going pretty well but I am very excited for Micalee to go over paper structure tomorrow because I can tell that will be my biggest issue!  See everyone then :)

Read, Read, Read

Hi Everyone!

So over the past few days I have been doing tons and tons of research and have been really getting into it!  My two most informative books are Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure and Cheap Amusements.  Here are just a few quotes that I was really interested to find!:

"Specifically, working women's consumption of fiction and fashion engaged their identities as workers, as women, and as immigrants."
-Enstad,  Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure


"When both Jewish and Italian immigrants embraced American fashions, they imbued them with meanings rooted in a collective memory of oppression."
- Enstad

"Film became more than an object or a narrative in women's lives; it became part of their imaginative landscape and was integral to their identities."
-Enstad

"[...] those developed in this setting a shared and public culture, which legitimated the desires and behaviors in young women's leisure."
-Peiss, Cheap Amusements

"It was in leisure that women played with identity, trying on new images and roles, appropriating the cultural forms around them- clothing, music, language- to pusha t the boundaries of immigrant, working class life."
-Piess

I have tons more and lots of info but that is just a glimpse into what I have found!

Reo Leisure

Hey Everyone!

Well, while doing the reading for tomorrows class I came upon the portion about Reo workers and what they did outside of the factory.  Although my topic deals with women's leisure, it was still a cool connection.  In this case, the men's outside organizations dealt with the factory as a "family," with everything coming back to managerial control.  However, they did have involvement in sports, games, picnics, etc.  See you all tomorrow!

New Pictures

I have just posted a couple of pictures (to the right) that I found interesting!  It is difficult to read, but the map is simply showing support for women's suffrage across each state.  The plain white states have no support and the more stripes the more support.

Question...

Does anyone know if we can put books on hold at the library via online and then go and pick them up??

Quote!

"For these women, clothing was the first sign of a new American identity; seasoned relatives often bought newcomers American clothes, including shoes, on the day of their arrival" (9).
-Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure by Nan Enstad

Just liked this quote and how it related to my topic :)

Just a Quick Update

I went to the library again today and got a lot more books and even though i had to walk a couple miles home carrying my weight in books i know it will be worth it!  I am looking forward to getting lots more info from these additions. 

Oh and Micalee, I was able to find the books you suggested: Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure and Cheap Amusements :)

Awesome

Okay so since I have been working on my topic and just doing as many searches as possible online, I stumbled upon this video that I am posting.  Micalee suggested I go on YouTube and look at some of Edison's videos of NY from the early 1900's and I found this awesome video!  It is the two leading women boxers in the world and I think it is amazing that they are first of all, boxing in dresses!  Since I am looking at women and leisure I thought this was a really interesting find!