Congress designated March as National Women's History Month in 1987, but of course, women have long been making history. Take trailblazers like Belva Lockwood, the first female admitted to the U.S. bar in 1873. Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton have each served as U.S. Secretary of State, a position third in presidential succession. Polish-Frenchwoman Marie Curie was the …
Education
Photography and Sociology
I use new teaching methods to highlight people’s work that you may have not heard of elsewhere. For example, see here. To celebrate the Chinese New Year and the work of Rachel Tanur (1958-2002), an attorney and artist taken early by cancer, I examine one of her photographs to illustrate sociological concepts. Since most human behavior is non-verbal, photography is a superb way to study it, and …