Date of Award
5-22-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
English
Department
English
Major Professor
Boyd, Anne
Second Advisor
Hazlett, John
Abstract
At the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, the Woman's Department offered women of all regions of the country an opportunity to exhibit what they considered "woman's work." As women came together and attempted sectional reconciliation, controversy persisted, especially over the selection of northern suffragist Julia Ward Howe, author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," as the Department's president. However, during the course of the event, which lasted from December 16, 1884 to May 31, 1885, New Orleanians and other southern women learned skills and strategies from participants and famous women visitors, and these southerners insinuated their voices into the national debate on late-nineteenth-century women's issues.
Recommended Citation
Pfeffer, Miki, "Exhibiting Women: Sectional Confrontation and Reconciliation in the Woman's Department at the World's Exposition, New Orleans, 1884-85" (2006). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. Paper 339.
http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/339