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Mary __

Important women throughout Kentucky's history - 3 views

www.ca.uky.edu/...fcs1323.pdf

Women's history civil rights reformers education

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  • Mary __ on 22 Sep 10
     
    I think that this article gives a good insight into the influential women that have come out of Kentucky. It gives brief descriptions of each of the women. This could be a very helpful resource to look back at which women were the most influential.
  • charlie v on 22 Sep 10
     
    Many influential artists, sculpture and painters came from Kentucky that were women. I too grew up in Louisville like many of these artists and found it cool that a scultpture from louisville did the Daniel Boone sculpture in Cherokee Park.
tiger lily

Laura Clay - 3 views

www.kdla.ky.gov/...kylauraclay.htm

Kentucky women history

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  • Lexington's Sayre School
  • an unusually powerful position for a southern girl in the 1860's when any woman demonstrating intellect was considered a "bluestocking" doomed to spinsterhood.
  • Their resulting divorce in 1878 was the turning point in all of the Clay women's lives. According to laws at the time, a woman held no claim to house or property
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  • the Clay women turned to the equalizing of women's rights.
  • Laura decided to lease White Hall from her father
  • She then collaborated with Susan B. Anthony to organize suffrage societies across the Commonwealth
  • During this same period, Clay became the best-known southern suffragist and the South's leading voice in the councils of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). While chair of the association's membership committee, she introduced recruiting innovations that almost tripled the number of members, from 17,000 in 1905 to 45,501 in 1907, and succeeded in establishing associations in nine southern states.
  • Clay was an emancipationist; one who believed that it was up to each state to grant freedom/rights to citizens
  • Clay was also a believer in Anglo-Saxon superiority but was paternalistic in her attitudes. A product of her time and region, this hearkening back to Southern pre-Civil War beliefs caused some critics to castigate her as a racist.
  • She also worked to promote the involvement of women in politics, advocating that women not silently accept the party affiliation of their husbands, but instead form and act upon their own beliefs.
  • Claire Johns on 17 Sep 10
     
    The beginning of this article is a great biography. The best part of this piece was being able to find out more about her positions on states rights and whether she believed in civil rights for blacks as well. Clay was a major supporter of states rights. In all that she did for women's rights ( a list is given at the end) Clay was not an advocate for the rights of African Americans. 
  • charlie v on 22 Sep 10
     
    I found it unique that Laura Clay began to pursue womens equal rights after her parents seperated. Her mother took care of the White Hall estate for 45 years and then was all the sudden homeless because the property belonged to the father according to the laws that prevented women from owning land. This left Laura and her sisters to pursue the equality of women. She was also responsible for creating the Kentucky Equal Rights Organization with the help of Susan B. Anthony.
  • tiger lily on 14 Oct 10
     
    This site has a short but very informative biography of Laura Clay. Along with a biography it list all of her monumental accomplishment fighting for equal rights. The site is full of pictures of Laura Clay and is very well documented with numerous sources citing the information.
Jamsasha Pierce

Notable Kentucky African Americans - - 4 views

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  • She was one of the first African American woman from Kentucky to enlist during World War II, the first to become an officer, and the first African American WAC over an all-white regiment. Clarke led the protest that desegregated the Douglas Army Airfield theater.
  • Jamsasha Pierce on 29 Sep 10
     
    Here's a compilation of many different resources on Kentucky woment during World War II. Needs exploring by the class very interesting.
  • Syle Khaw on 29 Sep 10
     
    Thank you for this website! I find it very interesting to read about because I am joining the military. It is very informative and like you said interesting to read about!
  • charlie v on 30 Sep 10
     
    This site provides a ton of information regarding the tough road most African Americans had to take in order to be treated with dignity and respect in the military, espically women.
Randolph Hollingsworth

KY Longterm Policy Research Comm - Publications on Women, 1994-2010 - 1 views

www.kltprc.info/...pubs_Index_1994-2010.htm

Kentucky women history education health poverty illiteracy discrimination careers housing research

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 09 Oct 10
     
    Good to use as a resource since many of the items include summaries of 20th century Kentucky women's history
Randolph Hollingsworth

EmmaGuyCromwell-KLGAL-ULPA-1994.18.1662 - 2 views

Emma Guy Cromwell Kentucky women politics suffragist history

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 06 Sep 10
     
    Portrait of Emma Guy Cromwell, who served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1924-1928. She is wearing an elaborate velvet textured dress and long necklace, clutching it with both hands. The photograph has been creased in the top corner and what could be a fan drawn into the back of her hair. Digital ID: KLGAL-ULPA-1994.18.1662 From Herald-Post Collection, ca. 1925 - 1936, University of Louisville Photographic Archives, http://name.kdl.kyvl.org/KLGAL-ULPA-1994.18.1662 Resources such as digital images, digital audio and electronic texts are made available by the Kentuckiana Digital Library for use in research, instruction or private study only. These materials can never be used for commercial purposes without explicit, prior written permission from the copyright owner. Permissions and copies for University of Louisville Images Special Collections: Photographic Archives and Rare Books Phone: (502) 852-6752 Email: Special.Collections@louisville.edu Website: http://library.louisville.edu/ekstrom/special/rights.html
tiger lily

Frances - 2 views

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Kentucky women

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  • tiger lily on 14 Oct 10
     
    The Kentucky Encyclopedia has a biography on any well known or prominent person in the stats history. It is an excellent resource with in its self to look up anyone and know quickly who they were and what they did. Frances Beauchamp is documented with in this Encyclopedia. She was a temperance advocate and president of the Woman Christian Temperance Union.
Randolph Hollingsworth

Emma Guy Cromwell bio on KY Secretary of State website - 6 views

apps.sos.ky.gov/...default.aspx

Kentucky women history Cromwell biography politician suffragist

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 03 Sep 10
     
    Useful snapshot of Cromwell's political life and bio as part of the official Kentucky government's website; many of the statements were supplied to the researcher by a descendent and several of the resources are outdated.
Randolph Hollingsworth

Center for Research on Violence Against Women - Univ of KY - 1 views

www.research.uky.edu/crvaw

Georgia Davis Powers Judi Conway Patton social justice research center Kentucky women resources

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 10 Nov 10
     
    NOTE: Carol Jordan has been leading a "Fundraising effort launched to complete two endowed chairs while honoring former Senator Georgia Davis Powers and former First Lady Judi Conway Patton."
Randolph Hollingsworth

Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research - 0 views

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Anne Braden social justice civil rights primary sources Kentucky women digital

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  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 04 Nov 10
     
    Wonderful resources available here at the website for the UofL Anne Braden Institute - the Director is Dr. Cate Fosl who is joining us on Nov 18th with the AASRP Dialogues on Race session on Anne Braden.
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