by milby | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
~ By Sarah Milby ~ Regulation is a long-standing issue in the history of political economy. The questions of how much regulation is necessary and if such regulation is beneficial are well debated. For instance, Adam Smith believed in laissez faire economics, where the...
by mpaloma1 | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
~ By Maya Paloma ~ We owe it to Ida B. Wells to remember more than her name. We cannot forget her life, her story, which in so many ways profiles the ceaseless obstacles Black women faced in the last several decades and, all too often, still face today. More...
by kathleencui | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
~ By Kathleen Cui ~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was known for excellence in many domains, ranging from her work as a renowned novelist to her role as a lecturer on social reform.[1] Born just prior to the civil war in Hartford, Connecticut, Gilman’s life...
by dsyong | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
~ By Daniel Yong ~ Ruth Benedict was one of the first women to be recognized as a professional leader in anthropology. Despite discovering her passion for anthropology at the age of thirty-two, she went on to lead one of the most distinguished careers in the field. As...
by racheldvv | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
~ By Rachel Davis Van-Voorhis ~ Born in 1901 as an only child of a professor and a sociologist, Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist, one of the second generation of women in the United States to be able to seriously approach sociological questions in...
