Madeline Desemone

History of Title IX (In Oregon)

I will be discussing the history of Title IX in Oregon, and its impacts on women in athletics then and now. It will include what Title IX actually says, how things were before Title IX was enacted, and how things have improved since then. 

HIST 340, History of Race, Ethnicity and Gender

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Marlee Heiken

The history and impact of Oregon’s racial exclusion laws

I will present on the history of Oregon’s racial exclusion laws. I’ll include a personal story of how it took me may years to even notice the lace of black people here in Oregon and I’ll end the presentation with showing the impact that these laws have had on Oregon today. 

HIST 340, History of Race, Ethnicity and Gender

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Celia Hubbard

Oregon Women at Work

This research provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of women in the Oregonian workforce, and the fight that was fought in the early 1900’s for equality and the women that trail-blazed the path before us.

HIST 340, History of Race, Ethnicity and Gender

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Benjamin Randol

Muller v. Oregon: A Progressively Controversial Decision

I will be giving a Pecha-Kucha presentation on Muller v. Oregon, a landmark Supreme Court case in 1908 that ruled on women’s rights in the workplace. I will explain the context of the case, the case’s proceedings, the Supreme Court’s decision, and the legacy of that decision. I will also raise questions on some of the argumentation methods used in the court hearings. 

HIST 340, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Culture

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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