Tennessee 101: Tennessee Women in the Progressive Era

As attitudes about women’s roles in the public sphere evolved, society itself began to transform. “Transforming Space and Culture in Tennessee’s Town Squares: The [...]

What was written about the suffragists and what did they write about themselves? “Suffrage in Tennessee Hometown Newspapers” Dr. Melony Shemberger is Associate Professor [...]

Women of the late 1800s and early 1900s spoke their truth to their detriment and often to their intense ridicule. “African American Women Educators [...]

Nashville boasted scores of women’s clubs, some of which are still active. “Nashville Clubwomen in the Progressive Era: More than the UDC” Dr. John [...]

During the Progressive Era, women made societal changes, while trying to balance and stretch their traditional roles. “County Women in Rural Tennessee: The Suffrage [...]

By today’s standards, the label “progressive” can apply to women both conservative and liberal. After the Civil War, women from both ends of the [...]

Women’s clubs, founded to promote education and community service, challenged members to influence public policy. “ ‘Strength in Union’: Lizzie Crozier French and the [...]

In 1894, Callie Guy House, a formerly enslaved woman, organized efforts to petition the US government for wages for unpaid slave labor. In the [...]

This session will discuss agricultural reform work by the forerunners of the modern 4-H movement and the progressive impulse to teach women to lift [...]

Higher education both molded and launched women into a life of activism. “African American College Women” Dr. Crystal A. deGregory is Research Fellow at [...]