Shirley Temple Black : American 's Little Darling

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is a theoretical physicist and inventor. She has had many notable achievements and advancements in many different fields of science. Dr. Jackson currently serves as the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she has been since 1999. Her interest in the sciences goes back all the way to her childhood.

Federal records opens one perspective regarding American history. One example is the establishment of the national archives. Federal records contained amount of information on African American. Federal records also propelled the field of study African American history. Afro American historical research benefited from of the innovation and demands from black scholarship. The need to separate African American from U.S. history became imperative in the late 20th century. However finding records that report the part of African Americans in American work history can be troublesome on the grounds that the government organizations and workplaces that made these records orchestrated their lists and documents by name of foundation.

To a historian studying African-American women in the United States in the 1960’s, Hidden figures is a one-way ticket to the ways and views of people during this period of time. Coloured women in the 60’s who worked at NASA were usually made to be “human computers” (the likes of which dated back decades before space exploration) While they did the same work as their white counterparts, African-American computers were paid less and relegated to the segregated west section of the Langley campus, where they were made to use separate bathrooms and dining rooms. They became known as the "West Computers." Despite having the same education, they were often never considered for promotions or other jobs within NACA. Hidden Figures depicts this in a

In the Jim Crow south, there were laws that made it acceptable to lynch many African Americans, men, women and children. Ida B. Wells, a famous African American activists, teacher, newspaper publisher, and heavily involved in the anti-lynching movement (Gabbidon, Greene, & Young, 2002, p. 21). Wells traveled not only within the United States but to other countries to spread the word about what heinous things that were happening to African Americans. In 1892, three of her closest friends were lynched in Memphis, TN (Gabbidon, Greene, & Young, 2002, p. 21). The lynching of her friend infuriated her and she channeled her grief and anger into her news articles. Wells wrote a series of articles in the Free Speech newspaper that she owned.

Women were once completely shut out of an opportunity, in a time where society needed more people to work in the economy. Though it has been an unpopular opinion throughout history, women can accomplish the same amount of work as a man. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, the role of women is important to understand the society in the 1930’s. Women weren’t present in the same jobs as men and could not have the same privileges given to men. Some may argue, that women will be always be work at home moms, however, that should not not be the case.

3) Revised Thesis Chapter During the 50s when rock n’ roll music exploded, poodle skirts were colorful and drive in theaters were the place to be, actress Lucille Ball was the most loved and iconic television comedian of her time. She was an American icon and the first lady of television during the 1950s. Lucille Ball changed how society views women. She not only changed the face of television, but she also paved the way for women, not only in show business, but within the business world.

Shirley Temple’s mother did Shirley’s hair in exactly 56 curls for every movie. Shirley was a young actress that is best known for her stardom in many films at a young age I chose Shirley Temple Black for my admirable person because I have always admired her for her outgoing personality. Shirley has always captured my attention, she is best known for her stardom at a young age. She starred in over forty-one films, such as “Little Princess” and “Kid in Africa”. She was admirable because she was responsible, loyal, and dependable.

Despite being a star kid and featuring in some television shows she did not get instant success. Her

Shirley and Bill appeared in four feature films together. In 1934 Shirley was the first child to ever receive a special Academy award (established her as an American icon). However, by the time Shirley was entering adolescence she had lost her fame since she was no longer able to display the doll-like physical qualities she had when she was younger that had captured the attention of millions of viewers. In the late 1930's and 1940's, Shirley finally left the show business to pursue a career in politics, dedicating herself to the social welfare of a post-Depression

Temple was born in Boston Massachusetts. When Temple was born her mom knew she was different because she didn’t enjoy or do most things that other babies did. As she grew older everyday things like the bell ringing at school to someone wearing perfume made her cringe with pain, when she was 3 she was diagnosed with autism. Temple started caring for wildlife

I have always believed deeply that the role of a mother holds complexities that I have come to appreciate. It amazes me how innate characteristics are completely unravelled once a woman gives birth. As people have certain ideas of how a mother acts and presents herself, there is a unique depiction particularly of African American mothers during the 20th century. At the Mothers in Movies event, we were presented with different clips to analyze and discuss. The compilation of these clips surfaced different ideas held of African American mothers during the 20th century, such as conformity to social norms, aggressiveness, and tough love.

Author Bio: Shirley Jackson was born on December 14, 1916 in San Francisco, California. She lived in Burlingame, California where she started her poetry and short story as a teenager. Those stories showed her interest in supernatural and superstitious "When she was fourteen, Jackson family moved from California to New York, and in 1935 Jackson began college at the University of Rochester but withdrew for a year to teach herself to write... Jackson completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Syracuse University in 1940."

Marilyn Monroe was a young successful actress who didn’t have it easy growing up. She started her career as a model in 1946, before beginning her movie career. She had landed several minor roles and that’s how she got the attention that she needed for her to land major roles. She was a sex symbol and was famous for her dumb blonde persona. On August 5, 1962, is when Marilyn was found dead in her bedroom.

After World War II, America underwent an era where they saw themselves as undefeatable and superior to the rest of the world. America sought to get rid of Communism in the world and because of the extreme paranoia caused by it, conformity became an ideal way of living in order to seperate American culture from the rest. In the 1950’s, the suburbs were beginning to develop and grow larger. Masses of African Americans were migrating towards the north to the big cities, and white middle-class/rich families left to live in the suburbs to get away from crime and redlining in the city.

In the beginning stages of production, Carmen Jones garnered negative reception first by using a black actress in the staring role. While a box office hit, the film was criticized for adhering to a logic of segregation that situates black representations within idealized often-rural landscapes and/or of any larger social context. In the 1940s, Hollywood was under pressure by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) to cast a black woman in a non-stereotypical role in hopes of assimilating black culture into mainstream fields. Up to that time, a fair number of African-American actresses were offered roles where they were portrayed in subservient positions as mammies, maids, and whores or as exotic/primitive examples of sexual desire in