Assistant Professor of history at Pomona College in Claremont, CaliforniaJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdGender & HistoryMayes, April J. "Why Dominican Feminism Moved to the Right: Class, Colour and Women's Activism in the Dominican Republic, 1880s-1940s" in Gender & History, Vol.20 No.2 August ...
Thirty five years ago I published a monograph entitled Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved Black Women in Barbados. Its emergence was the result of a student revolt in my history seminar at the University of the West In...
Republic of Ecuador, República del Ecuador (official name, in Spanish), El Ecuador Orientation Identification. In 1830, Ecuador took its name from the Spanish word for the equator, which crosses the entire northern sector. The three mainland regions are referred to as the Coast, the Sierra...
The Czech Republic’s photo industry is characterized by a strong emphasis on creativity and originality. Photographers from around the world explore the country’s rich history and culture, capturing the essence of charming Czech women. With a growing interest in the global fashion industry, Czech...
1940: Women of Quebec are granted voting rights. 1941: Panama grants limited voting rights to women. 1942: Women gain full suffrage in theDominican Republic. 1944: Bulgaria, France, and Jamaica grant suffrage to women. 1945: Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Hungary, Japan (with restrictions), Yugosl...
big in the music scene, you could always consider moving to the more fertile lands of the Dominican Republic. The people of this area are very open, friendly, and welcoming to black men. And don’t forget that they have a long standing history of dancing to the beat of salsa and tango...
rather than a curse. ‘Every time we fall down a well’,de Céspedeswrites, ‘we descend to the deepest roots of our being human; when we come back to the surface, we carry such experiences with us that enable us to understand everything men never will — since they never fall into...
Identification.The name "America" is often used to refer to the United States, but until the political formation of the United States after the Revolutionary War, this designation referred to South America only. Contemporary use of the term to refer to the United States underlines that country'...
Koga Sarina of Japan competes during the preliminary match between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Lui Sui Wai) Koga Sarina (C) of Japan reacts during the preliminary match between Japan and ...
1940: Women of Quebec are granted voting rights. 1941: Panama grants limited voting rights to women. 1942: Women gain full suffrage in theDominican Republic. 1944: Bulgaria, France, and Jamaica grant suffrage to women. 1945: Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Hungary, Japan (with restrictions), Yugosl...