Featured in May 28, 1909 Newark Star and Newark Advertiser, this article discusses how the Wright brothers’ parents encouraged creativity and innovative thinking at an early age. For example, during their adolescent years, the brothers opened a printing business, which…
Category: Blasts from the Past!
100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
On August 18th 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing women’s right to vote, which ended almost a century of protest. Historically, women were denied the most basic rights guaranteed to men. Married women were denied the right to property…
Long vs. Short Skirts: How Hemline Length Started a Revolution
So why should we care about a century old fashion debate? We should care because this is not only about hemline length. This is about women declaring their autonomy and break away from the long skirt fad of French fashion…