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The Problem with “Delinquent Women”: The Connecticut State Farm for Women, 1915-1938
To what extent should individuals, groups, and/or institutions have the power to make decisions about the lives and welfare of others?
Learn MoreMary Townsend Seymour: A Hartford Activist Fights for Equity
In what ways have communities of color advocated for equity?
Learn MoreEugenics in Connecticut: Legislating Genetic Purity in the Nutmeg State
Are all reforms good?
Learn MoreAfrican Americans in Progressive-Era CT: The Battle Over the Jack Johnson Fight film
What does the battle over the Johnson-Jeffries fight film tell us about the social position of African Americans in Progressive-Era Connecticut?
Learn MoreRoots of Labor Unrest in Progressive-Era CT
What were the causes of the labor unrest that roiled Connecticut in the years between 1900 and World War I?
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