men Christy Girls and Woman Workers: The Depiction of Women in World War I Posters By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 23:20:00 +0000 Written by Kelly Morgan Last week we looked at a few selections of World War I propaganda posters promoting enlistment culled from the New-York Historical Society. This week, we’ll examine how the posters called on women to support the war effort and utilized female imagery both for the purpose of enlisting soldiers and for their... The post Christy Girls and Woman Workers: The Depiction of Women in World War I Posters appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Women's History American History Center for Women's History history exhibition propaganda posters women women's history World War I
men Suffrage on the Menu, Part III: Alva’s Political Equality Association Lunchroom By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:45:28 +0000 Written by Ina Bort In our last two posts, we explored the life of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont and dropped in at her Marble House suffrage conferences in Newport, where “Votes for Women” plates like this one may very well have been used. But it may be that these plates were instead (or also) used—that is,... The post Suffrage on the Menu, Part III: Alva’s Political Equality Association Lunchroom appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Alva Vanderbilt Belmont Center for Women's History Food N-YHS permanent collection New York suffrage women's history
men Crystal Eastman and the Women’s Peace Movement By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:46:31 +0000 You have to think a little before you realize they want to talk peace and get ready to fight. – Crystal Eastman Benedict, chair of Woman’s Peace Party, in “Women Ridicule Security League,” The New York Times, June 6, 1915 The outbreak of World War I in Europe launched competing movements for “preparedness” and peace... The post Crystal Eastman and the Women’s Peace Movement appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History crystal eastman greenwich village New York peace movement women's history
men Toy Drives and Women’s Charitable Work in New York City By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:30:04 +0000 Toy drives are a beloved feature of the holiday season, and have been for over a century. In New York City, women have long been at the center of efforts to care for poor and orphaned children. In 1806, Elizabeth Hamilton (yes, that Eliza) was one of the founders of the Orphan Asylum Society of... The post Toy Drives and Women’s Charitable Work in New York City appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Women's History charity children's aid society Holidays photography women's history
men Event Recap: Women of the Village with Blanche Wiesen Cook and Lara Vapnek By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:11:53 +0000 On December 15, 2017, the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society hosted a Salon Conversation titled “Women of the Village.” A hearty crowd filled the Museum’s fourth-floor Skylight Gallery on a snowy Friday evening for a tour of Hotbed in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery, followed by a conversation between Scholarly... The post Event Recap: Women of the Village with Blanche Wiesen Cook and Lara Vapnek appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Public Programs Women's History Center for Women's History hotbed political protest women's history Women's Suffrage
men Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:31:30 +0000 This year we opened the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society, the first institution of its kind within the walls of a major U.S. museum. Since then, we’ve been sharing the stories of formidable women whose courage, activism, and determination in the face of resistance inspire us all. It’s been a busy year! A... The post Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Now on View Women's History Center for Women's History hotbed women women's history
men Finding Women in the Archives: Student Nurses By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:39:32 +0000 Nursing, which as a profession has long been associated with women, offered opportunities not only for education and employment, but leadership. Long before American women could vote, they were able to influence public policy, often through professional organizations, such as those formed by nurses in the early 20th century. Student Nurses in the Orrin Sage... The post Finding Women in the Archives: Student Nurses appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History Nursing photography Public Health
men “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:45:37 +0000 Currently, only 13 percent of the historical figures in history textbooks are women. Why does this matter? As one teacher put it, in his response to our national survey: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Girls and young women make up more than half of K-12 students and college undergraduates. If women are considered... The post “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History teaching women's history women at the center women's history
men Women Marching, Then and Now By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:36:12 +0000 Women in New York City have a long history of taking to streets and stages to make their voices heard. The suffrage parades of the 1910s captured the attention of the city and helped convince men that women were engaged citizens who deserved the right to vote. This past weekend, 200,000 women and men again... The post Women Marching, Then and Now appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History feminism hotbed women's history Women's March
men Finding Women in the Archives: “Ladies without escorts cordially invited” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:03:07 +0000 No visit to Hotbed, the exhibition currently on view in New-York Historical’s Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery, is complete without a stop in the “nickelodeon,” our re-creation of an early movie theater. Inside, visitors can see excerpts from the pro- and anti-suffrage films that proliferated in the early 20th century. However, you may be... The post Finding Women in the Archives: “Ladies without escorts cordially invited” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History film history Finding Women in the Archives history exhibition hotbed music
men Listening to Black Women’s Voices By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:19:01 +0000 What do diversity and inclusivity mean in a museum-based digital interactive installation? This question was central to the design of our Women’s Voices exhibit, a wall of touchscreens that allow visitors to explore individuals, groups, and events spanning New York State and City women’s history. Our goal was to balance the appeal of biographies while... The post Listening to Black Women’s Voices appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History black history month Center for Women's History women's history Women's Voices
men The Edmonson Sisters: Teaching Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:26:39 +0000 Americans have a long history of advocating for their rights and principles. With our Women and the American Story (WAMS) curriculum, teachers can trace this narrative of activism through the women reformers of the 1800s who worked for social change alongside and apart from men—inspiring their students, both boys and girls, to be engaged citizens... The post The Edmonson Sisters: Teaching Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History abolitionist black history month Center for Women's History Education Slavery
men “Where have all the comments gone?”—Visitor Thoughts on the Vietnam War By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:42:14 +0000 Our groundbreaking exhibition The Vietnam War: 1945–1975 is now in its fourth month on display. As its name implies, the exhibition begins the story of the Vietnam War at the end of World War II—but don’t be misled into thinking the exhibition ends when the troops were called home in 1975. It actually continues into... The post “Where have all the comments gone?”—Visitor Thoughts on the Vietnam War appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View democracy Exhibition military museum Protest service vietnam war visitors
men Leaders Among Us: Inspiring Women on Inspiring Women By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:04:23 +0000 Last year at the New-York Historical Society, we opened the Center for Women’s History—the first initiative within the walls of a major U.S. museum dedicated to sharing the untold stories of women throughout American history. It’s been an honor to share stories on the life and legacies of leaders, from Billie Jean King to Harriet... The post Leaders Among Us: Inspiring Women on Inspiring Women appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Women's History Center for Women's History equality leadership women women leaders women's history
men Putting the “Fight” in the “Fighting 69th”: Louis Lang and the Historic Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:58:12 +0000 One of the highlights of our North Gallery in our 4th-floor Luce Center, which reopened last April, is the magnificent painting Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, painted by Louis Lang (1812-1893) in 1862. The painting depicts the regiment marching off the ship and into the Battery in Lower Manhattan,... The post Putting the “Fight” in the “Fighting 69th”: Louis Lang and the Historic Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
men Resurrecting the Regiment: The Return of Louis Lang’s Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:48:33 +0000 One of the highlights of our North Gallery in our 4th-floor Luce Center, which reopened last April, is the magnificent painting Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, painted by Louis Lang (1812-1893) in 1862. The painting depicts the regiment marching off the ship and into the Battery in Lower Manhattan, welcomed by... The post Resurrecting the Regiment: The Return of Louis Lang’s Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Now on View Paintings Art Conservation Civil War conservation irish Irish American museum N-YHS permanent collection now on view painting
men Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:50:08 +0000 This spring, the Tech Commons @ N-YHS welcomed our second cohort of Tech Scholars. Young women grades 9-12 from four of the five boroughs came every day for a week to the Tech Commons to explore the intersections of women’s history and web development. The group was tasked with building websites to share not only... The post Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Education Technology Teens Women's History Tech Commons Tech Scholars women's history
men From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:38:13 +0000 If you were watching television in the 1990s, you are probably familiar with the jingle “the touch, the feel, of cotton. The fabric of our lives.” In many ways, cotton has also long been the fabric of our country. Many correctly associate the growing of cotton in the United States with the institution of slavery.... The post From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View Betye Saar Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow black history month Jim Crow women artists women's labor
men The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:04:52 +0000 The champion racing yacht Marietta set sail from Pier A in lower Manhattan on the chilly late morning of September 22, 1897. Mrs. Edith Gifford was aboard along with fellow members of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) and their male allies from the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (ASHPS). This... The post The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Women's History Exhibition exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River now on view women's history
men 4th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Delft, The Netherlands, October 16 -18, 2017 / editors, H. Paul Urbach and Qifeng Yu By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
men Measuring time: frequency measurements and related developments in physics / Masatoshi Kajita By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
men Fundamentals of galaxy dynamics, formation and evolution / Ignacio Ferreras By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
men Strategic investments in instrumentation and facilities for extraterrestrial sample curation and analysis / Committee on Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis Facilities, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
men Understanding the Enrichment of Heavy Elements by the Chemodynamical Evolution Models of Dwarf Galaxies / Hirai Yutaka By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 19 May 2019 07:20:37 EDT Online Resource Full Article
men Vibration, structural engineering and measurement II: selected, peer-reviewed papers from the 2012 international conference on vibration, structural engineering and measurement (ICVSEM 2012), October 19-21, 2012, Shanghai, China / edited by Chunliang Zhan By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA355.V58 2012 Full Article
men Counterflows: paradoxical fluid mechanics phenomena / Vladimir Shtern By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.C68 S54 2012 Full Article
men Modelling turbulence in engineering and the environment: second-moment routes to closure / Kemal Hanjalić and Brian Launder By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.T87 H367 2011 Full Article
men High accuracy computing methods: fluid flows and wave phenomena / Tapan K. Sengupta By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 06:05:41 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.D37 S46 2013 Full Article
men Three-dimensional separated flow topology: critical points, separation lines and vortical structures / Jean Délery By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 06:03:23 EDT Barker Library - TA357.D45 2013 Full Article
men Laser metrology in fluid mechanics: granulometry, temperature and concentration measurements / edited by Alain Boutier By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 06:03:23 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.M43 L37 2013 Full Article
men Computational fluid-structure interaction: methods and applications / Yuri Bazilevs, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, USA, Kenji Takizawa, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering and Waseda Institute for Advan By library.mit.edu Published On :: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 12:57:04 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.F58 B39 2013 Full Article
men Adhesive particle flow: a discrete-element approach / Jeffrey S. Marshall, Shuiqing Li By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 06:00:01 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.G47 M37 2014 Full Article
men Fluid mechanics: fundamentals and applications / Yunus A. Çengel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, John M. Cimbala, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 06:00:02 EST Barker Library - TA357.C43 2014 Full Article
men Advanced post-processing of experimental and numerical data: November 4-7, 2013 / edited by L. David & C. Schram By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 31 May 2015 06:08:03 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.D37 A38 2014 Full Article
men Spectroscopy and spectroscopic: measurement techniques for aerospace flows: May 13-16, 2014 / edited by D. Giordano & Y. Babou, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 06:08:31 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.M43 S64 2014 Full Article
men Understanding the discrete element method: simulation of non-spherical particles for granular and multi-body systems / Hans-Georg Matuttis, Jian Chen By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 06:06:07 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.G47 M38 2014 Full Article
men Fluid-structure interactions: slender structures and axial flow / Michael P. Païdoussis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 06:05:24 EDT Barker Library - TA357.5.F58 P35 2014 Full Article
men Finite element methods for computational fluid dynamics: a practical guide / Dmitri Kuzmin, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany, Jari Hämäläinen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 06:14:00 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.D37 K89 2015 Full Article
men Flow measurement handbook: industrial designs, operating principles, performance, and applications / Roger C. Baker By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 06:13:15 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.M43 B35 2016 Full Article
men Fundamentals of thermal-fluid sciences / Yunus A. Çengel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno ; John M. Cimbala, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University ; Robert H. Turner, Dep By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 06:05:26 EDT Barker Library - TA357.C43 2017 Full Article
men Multiphase flow phenomena and applications: memorial volume in honor of Gad Hetsroni / editors, Gennady Ziskind, George Yadigaroglu By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 12 May 2019 06:17:42 EDT Hayden Library - TA357.5.M84 M82 2018 Full Article
men No mercy / Alex De Campi, Carla Speed McNeil, Jenn Manley Lee and Felipe Sobreiro ; with supplemental design by Sasha Head By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 06:11:31 EST Hayden Library - PN6728.N6 2015 Full Article
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men Las Meninas / Santiago García, Javier Olivares By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 06:39:51 EDT Hayden Library - PN6778.M46 G37 2016 Full Article
men Diary of a reluctant dreamer: undocumented vignettes from a pre-American life / Alberto Ledesma By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 06:33:32 EST Hayden Library - PN6727.L379 Z46 2017 Full Article
men House of women / by Sophie Goldstein By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 09:25:35 EST Hayden Library - PN6727.G6633 H68 2017 Full Article
men Visual metaphor and embodiment in graphic illness narratives / Elisabeth El Refaie By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:28:49 EST Online Resource Full Article
men When the caribou do not come : indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the western Arctic / edited by Brenda L. Parlee and Ken J. Caine. By darius.uleth.ca Published On :: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2018] Full Article
men Indian treaties in the United States [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia and documents collection / Donald L. Fixico, editor. By darius.uleth.ca Published On :: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] Full Article
men From the ashes [electronic resource] : reimagining fire safety and emergency management in Indigenous communities / Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk, chair By darius.uleth.ca Published On :: [Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018 Full Article
