1. Ladies Home Journal December 1900
Predicted:
- No street cars in big cities
- No mosquitos or flies
- Black, blue, or green roses
- Coal will not be used for heating or cooling
- Ready cooked meals will be available in stores
- Vegetables will be electrically grown
- Few drugs would be swallowed
100 Year Predictions that came true
- Digital Color photography
- Rising heigh of Americans
- Mobile Phones
- Pre pared meals
- Hothouse vegetables
- Television
- Bigger fruit
Drawing Predictions
- Flying policemen
- Firemen have wings
- Wars will be fought by "combat cars"
- Schools with have audio books
- Schools will only teach how to use machinery
- Heating with radium
- Makeup applies by buttons
- Video telegraphed
- Moter rollar skates
2. Most of these seem to be a wish list rather than a warning. A few warnings would be that there will be to many things going on in the air, like they predicted: wings, planes, etc, that there would have to be police men with wings who fly and control the traffic in the air. Another warning would be that all jobs would be done by machines and they're would be a shortening in jobs, also that the school would only teach how to work machinery. They were worried that their children would not learn the every day academics. There were also worries about over populating the world and running out of space for everyone. Everything else seemed to be like a wish list.
3. Many predictions have come true such as; colored pictures, cell phones, already made meals, television, taller height of people, and everything listed under my second source. Some however were very odd, like few drugs would be swallowed, that still happens, and flying policemen and firemen, rather than a radar we have at every airport.
4. A lot of the predictions have to do with making the world a better place. None of these predictions are anything that would make the world a worse place to be, rather than something that would benefit the world. Many are focused on technology, improving and creating new technology. There are also a lot about food and heating and cooling, making the world a cleaner place.
5. In the future I personally predict that:
- The world will overcrowd and there will not be room for everyone
- That the things we want will just pop out of our computer or our laptops
- That you can push a button and makeup will pop up everywhere on your face
- That straightening and curling your hair would be faster
- That the speed limit will increase
- Cars will be able to go faster and further
- More cars will be electric, rather than gas
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Progress Post
1. Progress: A movement towards a goal, or a higher place. Improving something.
2. Progressive Era: 1890s to 1920s, caused because "the elimination of problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in the government". It was a "widespread social activism and political reform."
3. Progressives and progressive reforms: They both mean to get something better, to improve or enhance. Progressives are movements towards goals, and progressive reforms are political or social reforms being improved in those aspects.
4. Major Goals:
a) Necessary changes: Work hard, stay truthful and loyal, try your best, and focus
b) Good goals: Go further than what is expected, always do a little more, help others get there
c) Strange goals: Do the minimum amount of effort on everything, be lazy before you work, lie to protect yourself
d) Not a good idea: Never try anything, never do anything, lie no matter what
2. Progressive Era: 1890s to 1920s, caused because "the elimination of problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in the government". It was a "widespread social activism and political reform."
3. Progressives and progressive reforms: They both mean to get something better, to improve or enhance. Progressives are movements towards goals, and progressive reforms are political or social reforms being improved in those aspects.
4. Major Goals:
a) Necessary changes: Work hard, stay truthful and loyal, try your best, and focus
b) Good goals: Go further than what is expected, always do a little more, help others get there
c) Strange goals: Do the minimum amount of effort on everything, be lazy before you work, lie to protect yourself
d) Not a good idea: Never try anything, never do anything, lie no matter what
Friday, February 3, 2017
The Gibson Girl and the Role it Played for Gender Equality during the Turn of the Century
Urbanization in the United States during the time frame of, 1880 to 1920, was remarkable. It was the turn of the century, that is for sure. Everything was new and improved and everyone was trying to figure out a way to live in this brand new world. From Vaudeville to lady clubs, to the Major League baseball, there was nothing old about this time frame. Urbanization helped the United States in so many ways, like having a new and improved fire and police department, however the people, immigrants and citizens, were having a hard time adjusting and seeing what was fit for this New America.
The biggest and probably most evolved topic in the late 19th to early 20th century was gender role. Male and female or female and male, who was the most successful and who would be the most popular. Before this time frame pretty much everything a women could do was in her own household. Women were expected to cook, clean, and rear their children. The men of the household were expected to live the "public life", they were the ones who got to go to the clubs and the bars. They were the ones that got to vote, that got education, and that got the work and the money. Before this new "city life", women just did what was expected of them, and few did anything to revoke this. It was when the cities got bigger, and more crowded, did different opportunities open up for the women of the century.
With women doing things outside of the house, of course this opened up the question of "What do we actually get to do now, and who will become?". Women explored the endless ideas for what they could do for leisure time, what they could do for entertainment, and what they could do to consume, due to this new urbanization of city life. Some started to explore, but others waited till a perfect turn of the century idol came to be known. One who comes to mind is "The Gibson Girl". The Gibson Girl is a fictional female who came to be known as one of the most perfect examples of the new woman from urbanization. She was a character created and drawn by Charles Dana Gibson. Gibson created this fictional goddess with a tall stately figure, a marvelous sense of fashion, a daring but never evil personality, and the largest most sufficient amount of energy any human being could ever have. Women all over the improved america looked at these drawings as a guideline of who they should and want to be.
Questions such as how did the Gibson Girl spread and what did she look like come to mind after hearing all the striving and planned goals to be like her, arose. Gibson's artwork was first seen in the Life magazine. This was the entry way to the new women, one news clip from The New York Sun read, "Is she real or not? If I hadn't seen it in papers I would've thought there would be no such girl". People were so surprised by what the lady was doing in these drawings, that they actually thought, "What are women going to be a part of now?". Some of the drawing include: The Gibson Girl riding a bike, showing that the new turn of the century woman should be sporty, another one showed The Gibson Girl enjoying nature, showing that the new woman should be an outdoors person, another showed The Gibson Girl playing the violin, showing that the new woman should be talented and able to play instruments. Other drawings include: The Gibson Girl painting, reading, being a part of the jury, showing that she should play a part in her community, socializing with other people, and enjoying her leisure time. All of her adventures showed the women during this time frame what they were capable of. In order to be The Gibson Girl however, it was thought that you must have money. In other words, money was really your entry way into fame. All the of the nation was trying to see if females could ride a bike, paint and draw, read, be a part of the community and be a part of jury. All of these drawing set up a stereotype of what the new american woman would be like.
What actually happened to the woman in this century? The females strived to be the laid back one, the one in control. After seeing how people treated the Gibson Girl and what was done to her, people thought that men should be the ones to swoon not women, that men should be the weaker sex, not women, and that women were the ones who got to pick the one from the group of allegeable, financial, and handsome young men. The drawings taught women to be snobbish, and have a large social ambition, and to express their feelings throughout everything each young lady does. To understand that every love story leads to a marriage, and that every act of hard word will result in riches. Ultimately resulting in the thought of, if you find all of those things and really indulge in them, then you will have climbed the successful and social ladder of the century.
Women Clubs are living proof of what The Gibson Girl inspired the American women to be. Clubs meaning, The Junior League, or different clubs depending on the area of where you live. The San Fransisco News Call on July 28, 1901 had a whole two person debate on "Is the club life unfit for a woman with a home life?". This means the question of "Does Junior League ruin the personality too much for a women to no longer be the caring and loving mom she is at the home?", meaning will she neglect her kids, husband, and home? Is the female gender capable of living a multiplied life?
The Gibson Girl gave women from this time frame compelling cultural and social anxieties. It made people from all over the world wonder what they could do completely ignoring their race, ethnicity, social class, political standpoints, consumerism, and most important for this essay, gender. Urbanization, and the growth of cities and towns, lead to the massive evolution of females, and what they are capable of. It showed the world that Women can do more than just cook some bread and sew a dress. It shows that they can play the piano, ride a bike, run a mile, be a part of the jury, run a social club, be a school valedictorian, and just be a part of the world we live in today. Without urbanization there wouldn't have been a place or a time for women to be what they are today, strong leaders. The growth of this country has changed the world for the better, and is represented every single day in gender equality. Today, men and women are allowed and capable of working the same job, and playing the same part, and that equality might not have been possible without the urbanization and growing city life that took part in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The biggest and probably most evolved topic in the late 19th to early 20th century was gender role. Male and female or female and male, who was the most successful and who would be the most popular. Before this time frame pretty much everything a women could do was in her own household. Women were expected to cook, clean, and rear their children. The men of the household were expected to live the "public life", they were the ones who got to go to the clubs and the bars. They were the ones that got to vote, that got education, and that got the work and the money. Before this new "city life", women just did what was expected of them, and few did anything to revoke this. It was when the cities got bigger, and more crowded, did different opportunities open up for the women of the century.
With women doing things outside of the house, of course this opened up the question of "What do we actually get to do now, and who will become?". Women explored the endless ideas for what they could do for leisure time, what they could do for entertainment, and what they could do to consume, due to this new urbanization of city life. Some started to explore, but others waited till a perfect turn of the century idol came to be known. One who comes to mind is "The Gibson Girl". The Gibson Girl is a fictional female who came to be known as one of the most perfect examples of the new woman from urbanization. She was a character created and drawn by Charles Dana Gibson. Gibson created this fictional goddess with a tall stately figure, a marvelous sense of fashion, a daring but never evil personality, and the largest most sufficient amount of energy any human being could ever have. Women all over the improved america looked at these drawings as a guideline of who they should and want to be.
Questions such as how did the Gibson Girl spread and what did she look like come to mind after hearing all the striving and planned goals to be like her, arose. Gibson's artwork was first seen in the Life magazine. This was the entry way to the new women, one news clip from The New York Sun read, "Is she real or not? If I hadn't seen it in papers I would've thought there would be no such girl". People were so surprised by what the lady was doing in these drawings, that they actually thought, "What are women going to be a part of now?". Some of the drawing include: The Gibson Girl riding a bike, showing that the new turn of the century woman should be sporty, another one showed The Gibson Girl enjoying nature, showing that the new woman should be an outdoors person, another showed The Gibson Girl playing the violin, showing that the new woman should be talented and able to play instruments. Other drawings include: The Gibson Girl painting, reading, being a part of the jury, showing that she should play a part in her community, socializing with other people, and enjoying her leisure time. All of her adventures showed the women during this time frame what they were capable of. In order to be The Gibson Girl however, it was thought that you must have money. In other words, money was really your entry way into fame. All the of the nation was trying to see if females could ride a bike, paint and draw, read, be a part of the community and be a part of jury. All of these drawing set up a stereotype of what the new american woman would be like.
What actually happened to the woman in this century? The females strived to be the laid back one, the one in control. After seeing how people treated the Gibson Girl and what was done to her, people thought that men should be the ones to swoon not women, that men should be the weaker sex, not women, and that women were the ones who got to pick the one from the group of allegeable, financial, and handsome young men. The drawings taught women to be snobbish, and have a large social ambition, and to express their feelings throughout everything each young lady does. To understand that every love story leads to a marriage, and that every act of hard word will result in riches. Ultimately resulting in the thought of, if you find all of those things and really indulge in them, then you will have climbed the successful and social ladder of the century.
Women Clubs are living proof of what The Gibson Girl inspired the American women to be. Clubs meaning, The Junior League, or different clubs depending on the area of where you live. The San Fransisco News Call on July 28, 1901 had a whole two person debate on "Is the club life unfit for a woman with a home life?". This means the question of "Does Junior League ruin the personality too much for a women to no longer be the caring and loving mom she is at the home?", meaning will she neglect her kids, husband, and home? Is the female gender capable of living a multiplied life?
The Gibson Girl gave women from this time frame compelling cultural and social anxieties. It made people from all over the world wonder what they could do completely ignoring their race, ethnicity, social class, political standpoints, consumerism, and most important for this essay, gender. Urbanization, and the growth of cities and towns, lead to the massive evolution of females, and what they are capable of. It showed the world that Women can do more than just cook some bread and sew a dress. It shows that they can play the piano, ride a bike, run a mile, be a part of the jury, run a social club, be a school valedictorian, and just be a part of the world we live in today. Without urbanization there wouldn't have been a place or a time for women to be what they are today, strong leaders. The growth of this country has changed the world for the better, and is represented every single day in gender equality. Today, men and women are allowed and capable of working the same job, and playing the same part, and that equality might not have been possible without the urbanization and growing city life that took part in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Gibson Girl Pictures
Gibson Girl playing the violin, showing that the ideal "turn of the century" woman should play instruments.
Gibson Girl creating a drawing, showing the ideal woman can draw, paint, and make art.
Gibson Girl participating in the Jury, showing that the ideal woman should be a part of her community.
Gibson Girl riding a bike, showing that the ideal woman should be sporty and athletic.
Gibson Girl sitting and enjoying the nature, showing that the ideal woman from the "turn of the century" should enjoy the nature and be an outdoorsy female.
Gibson Girl creating a drawing, showing the ideal woman can draw, paint, and make art.
Gibson Girl participating in the Jury, showing that the ideal woman should be a part of her community.
Gibson Girl riding a bike, showing that the ideal woman should be sporty and athletic.
Gibson Girl sitting and enjoying the nature, showing that the ideal woman from the "turn of the century" should enjoy the nature and be an outdoorsy female.
Gibson Girl Annotated Hyperlinks
2)
Book/
Article/ Pictures of Gibson Girl, Used for finding out about the inspiration behind creating her: The
Fabulous Century Volume I
3)
The
Gibson Girl and her adventures, more reliable source Used for detailed images of her adventures and what each picture meant to the creator and to the women at this time: Library of Congress
14)The Sun New York News March 30, 1913/ Library of Congress Searched Gibson Girl, Used for the people's views of the Gibson Girl at this time and their thoughts on these drawings
15) San Francisco News Call July 28, 1901/ Library
of Congress Searched Gibson Girl, Used for what people said about the Gibson Girl and New Women at this time, Saw debates about what was fit for women
16) JSTOR Beyond the Gibson Girl Review by
Betsy Klimasmith, Searched Gibson Girl, Used for her cultural influence on the world during this time
17) JSTOR Charles Dana Gibson’s Girl Chapter
from Jahrbuch für Amerikastudien by Donald B. Cuspit, Searched
Gibson Girl, Used for more inspiration, every thought that went behind Charles Dana Gibson when created, and what he wanted her to be
18) Background information on Gender Roles: Feminism Used for finding background info on what women's roles and rights were during the 19th and 20th century, and what was expected from them
18) Background information on Gender Roles: Feminism Used for finding background info on what women's roles and rights were during the 19th and 20th century, and what was expected from them
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