Podcast appearances and mentions of katherine jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor of U.S. women's history and gender history at Ohio University, joined Newsline with Brigitte Quinn to speak about the life and legacy of Rosalynn Carter.

Your girls are back!! And this week we're back with an incredibly esteemed and special guest. We sit down and talk with Dr. Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University as well as researcher on Women's Studies, US History and Social History. Along with all that, Dr. Jellison has been credited as being a First Ladies expert! We discuss how Dr. Jellison found her way towards researching the First Ladies. We also discuss the categories of First Ladies that Dr. Jellison created to associate with each First Lady as she takes on the role and makes it her own. It was a honor to sit down and have this conversation! We hope you enjoy! 

Since the Supreme Court of the United States eliminated much of the 1960's Voting Rights Act in 2013, many states have added restrictions to voting and some are considered draconian. This is especially true after the 2020 Presidential Election and former President Donald Trump and his followers spreading theories that he really won the election, according to Dr. Katherine Jellison, an award-winning history professor and author at Ohio University. Most changes impact women more than men, says Dr. Jellison. Although states like Georgia, Texas, and Florida have led the way in massive changes restricting a person's opportunities to vote, other states have been eroding those rights as well. Dr. Jellison says “Voter ID” requirements may seem, at first blush, innocuous. However, they discriminate against women who have changed their names because of marriage and discriminate against the elderly and certain minority groups who might not have drivers' licenses. Also, she asserts that limiting hours of voting and cutting back on the ability to vote by mail also impact women who are generally working long hours at a job and then working equally long hours being a mother, wife, and caretaker of most homes. Cutting the number of polling places also leads to extremely long lines for people to vote, according to Dr. Jellison. This impacts women, primarily, who are trying to manage childcare while trying to exercise their constitutional right to vote. The only way to counteract these new restrictions is massive public awareness and a refusal of being denied a chance to vote. She cites the public awareness campaign in Georgia as a good example. Dr. Jellison, besides being a history professor, also is the Director of the Central Region Humanities Center.

Jill Biden, esposa del presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, bpodría hacer historia al mantener un traajo de tiempo completo a la par de su cargo en la Casa Blanca, algo que no se ha visto en 231 años de funciones de dicho rol. La Primera Dama, una profesora universitaria de inglés con cuatro títulos, incluido un doctorado, planea mantener su trabajo diario después de mudarse a la Casa Blanca para acompañar a su esposo una vez que asuma la presidencia de la nación norteamericana. Biden ha dejado claro en el pasado lo importante que son para ella la educación y su profesión, pues anteriormente continuó enseñando en el Northern Virginia Community College durante los ocho años que se desempeñó como segunda dama, cuando Joe Biden era vicepresidente, recuerda USA Today. “Realmente llevará el papel de primera dama al siglo XXI”, dijo a ese medio la historiadora Katherine Jellison. “Los estadounidenses históricamente han querido que sus primeras damas estén en la Casa Blanca y al lado del presidente siempre que sea posible”, explicó. “Quizás ha llegado el momento en que los estadounidenses acepten más la idea de que la esposa de un presidente puede ser simultáneamente una primera dama y una profesional en activo”, expresó. Jill y Joe Biden están casados desde 1977, y su esposo continuamente la ha apoyado en su profesión, por la que ha confesado en varias ocasiones su compromiso. Se espera que Jill rompa con la tradición del rol en la Casa Blanca, al tiempo que se sumerge en la política educativa, lo que sería igualmente un movimiento inusual. “Para los educadores estadounidenses, este es un gran día para todos ustedes”, dijo Biden en su discurso de victoria el sábado. “Vas a tener uno propio en la Casa Blanca. Y Jill será una gran primera dama. Estoy muy orgulloso de ella”, agregó. De 59 años, Jill ha mantenido un perfil relativamente bajo considerando que su cónyuge fue senador de Estados Unidos durante casi cuatro décadas y pasó dos mandatos como vicepresidente de Barack Obama. La pareja vivía a tres millas de la Casa Blanca en el Observatorio Naval en Washington DC, la misma mansión a la que se espera que se muden la vicepresidenta electa Kamala Harris y su esposo. Sin embargo, durante la administración demócrata anterior, Jill trabajó estrechamente con la primera dama de entonces, Michelle Obama, viajando juntas y trabajando en su proyecto de familias militares Joining Forces. Ambas familias sostienen actualmente una buena relación. Michelle Obama consideró a Jill Biden una "querida amiga", que aporta "amabilidad, empatía y humor incluso en las situaciones más difíciles". “Va a ser una excelente Primera Dama”, dijo Obama en un comunicado a USA TODAY. Debido a su experiencia en el ámbito, la primera dama podría darle prioridad en la agenda de Washington a la educación, junto con la defensa de las familias militares y la conciencia sobre el cáncer (su hijo Beau Biden murió de cáncer cerebral en 2015). “La belleza de (ser primera dama) es que puedes definirlo como quieras”, le dijo Jill a la revista Vogue en julio de 2019. “Y eso es lo que hice como segunda dama: definí ese papel de la manera que quería que fuera. Seguiría trabajando en los mismos problemas. La educación estaría a la altura y las familias militares. Viajaría por todo el país tratando de conseguir un colegio comunitario gratuito”, expuso. Las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos este año, consideradas de carácter histórico, se han visto atravesadas por las tensiones entre demócratas y republicanos, en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus. Donald Trump, actual mandatario en funciones, insistió en plantear demandas contra varios estados, alegando presuntas irregularidades en el conteo de boletas, algo que ha sido repetido por sus seguidores, aunque sin ningún elemento concreto.

Until about 1920, rural women in the United States outnumbered urban women and they were the genesis of many historic women’s movement initiatives. For example, rural women took the lead in temperance, women’s suffrage and gaining educational opportunities for women, according to Dr. Katherine Jellison, the Chairwoman of the History Department at Ohio University. Dr. Jellison also is co-chair of the national Rural Women’s Studies Association whose purpose is to “improve the visibility of rural women’s studies research and activism around the world.” Dr. Jellison describes to the Spectrum Podcast about how rural women in the Midwest founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union the (WCTU) in the late 19th century to fight alcohol, alcohol sales and alcohol abuse. The movement grew out of the concept that women were the protectors of the home and children and therefore, needed to curb alcohol abuse – especially among men. Women needed to protect the family from abuse, from the male wasting their limited money on alcohol and gambling and from other “immoral” and destructive behaviors. The first WCTU group was organized in rural Hillsborough, Ohio (Highland County) in 1873. It was officially recognized in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. As rural women fought to advance the temperance movement, they realized they needed laws to curtail drink in addition to moral persuasion. Therefore, according to Dr. Jellison, these women started the women’s suffrage movement to gain the right to elect representatives who reflected their beliefs in curbing access to alcohol. The 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919 and officially ratified on August 18, 1920. In addition to its stands against alcohol and the push for women’s suffrage, the WCTU lobbied against child labor and in favor of opening educational opportunities for women.

What is the role of white people in ending racism? Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) believes it is “to undermine white support for white supremacy and to help build a racially just society” as part of a multi-racial movement. Katherine Jellison is a member of the core organizing committee for the SURJ SE Ohio chapter. She talks with the WOUB News team about how the group started and how they are working for a racially just society in southeast Ohio. Chris Riddle is back to talk about his recent “Amazing Adventure” overseas. He learned about historic vehicles, good chocolate and how much people hate a man named John Terry.

If you ask me, the “white wedding” is the oddest thing. I'm a modern guy and my wife is a modern woman. We're feminists. We have an equal partnership. But when it came to getting married we both agreed that I would play the role of Prince Charming and she would be the virginal maiden. A black tux for me. A white dress for her. I do believe there was even some “giving away” of the bride. I was glad to be the “recipient,” if that's what you'd call it. The wedding was terrific, but I had to ask: What in the world were we doing playing lords and ladies? Well I finally got my answer by reading Katherine Jellison's terrific It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding (University of Kansas Press, 2008). Katherine shows how incredibly resilient the white wedding was and is. In the post-war years, American women increasingly went to college, joined the paid workforce, and entered the halls of power. They rejected the gendered stereotypes that once held them in check. Except, it seems, on their wedding days. “Seems” is the operative word here, because as Katherine demonstrates the meaning of the white wedding changed even while the form remained roughly the same. How did it change? I encourage you to read the book and find out (preferably before you get married, so you won't be confused like I was). Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven't already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask me, the “white wedding” is the oddest thing. I’m a modern guy and my wife is a modern woman. We’re feminists. We have an equal partnership. But when it came to getting married we both agreed that I would play the role of Prince Charming and she would be the virginal maiden. A black tux for me. A white dress for her. I do believe there was even some “giving away” of the bride. I was glad to be the “recipient,” if that’s what you’d call it. The wedding was terrific, but I had to ask: What in the world were we doing playing lords and ladies? Well I finally got my answer by reading Katherine Jellison’s terrific It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding (University of Kansas Press, 2008). Katherine shows how incredibly resilient the white wedding was and is. In the post-war years, American women increasingly went to college, joined the paid workforce, and entered the halls of power. They rejected the gendered stereotypes that once held them in check. Except, it seems, on their wedding days. “Seems” is the operative word here, because as Katherine demonstrates the meaning of the white wedding changed even while the form remained roughly the same. How did it change? I encourage you to read the book and find out (preferably before you get married, so you won’t be confused like I was). Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask me, the “white wedding” is the oddest thing. I’m a modern guy and my wife is a modern woman. We’re feminists. We have an equal partnership. But when it came to getting married we both agreed that I would play the role of Prince Charming and she would be the virginal maiden. A black tux for me. A white dress for her. I do believe there was even some “giving away” of the bride. I was glad to be the “recipient,” if that’s what you’d call it. The wedding was terrific, but I had to ask: What in the world were we doing playing lords and ladies? Well I finally got my answer by reading Katherine Jellison’s terrific It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding (University of Kansas Press, 2008). Katherine shows how incredibly resilient the white wedding was and is. In the post-war years, American women increasingly went to college, joined the paid workforce, and entered the halls of power. They rejected the gendered stereotypes that once held them in check. Except, it seems, on their wedding days. “Seems” is the operative word here, because as Katherine demonstrates the meaning of the white wedding changed even while the form remained roughly the same. How did it change? I encourage you to read the book and find out (preferably before you get married, so you won’t be confused like I was). Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask me, the “white wedding” is the oddest thing. I’m a modern guy and my wife is a modern woman. We’re feminists. We have an equal partnership. But when it came to getting married we both agreed that I would play the role of Prince Charming and she would be the virginal maiden. A black tux for me. A white dress for her. I do believe there was even some “giving away” of the bride. I was glad to be the “recipient,” if that’s what you’d call it. The wedding was terrific, but I had to ask: What in the world were we doing playing lords and ladies? Well I finally got my answer by reading Katherine Jellison’s terrific It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding (University of Kansas Press, 2008). Katherine shows how incredibly resilient the white wedding was and is. In the post-war years, American women increasingly went to college, joined the paid workforce, and entered the halls of power. They rejected the gendered stereotypes that once held them in check. Except, it seems, on their wedding days. “Seems” is the operative word here, because as Katherine demonstrates the meaning of the white wedding changed even while the form remained roughly the same. How did it change? I encourage you to read the book and find out (preferably before you get married, so you won’t be confused like I was). Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask me, the “white wedding” is the oddest thing. I’m a modern guy and my wife is a modern woman. We’re feminists. We have an equal partnership. But when it came to getting married we both agreed that I would play the role of Prince Charming and she would be the virginal maiden. A black tux for me. A white dress for her. I do believe there was even some “giving away” of the bride. I was glad to be the “recipient,” if that’s what you’d call it. The wedding was terrific, but I had to ask: What in the world were we doing playing lords and ladies? Well I finally got my answer by reading Katherine Jellison’s terrific It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair with the White Wedding (University of Kansas Press, 2008). Katherine shows how incredibly resilient the white wedding was and is. In the post-war years, American women increasingly went to college, joined the paid workforce, and entered the halls of power. They rejected the gendered stereotypes that once held them in check. Except, it seems, on their wedding days. “Seems” is the operative word here, because as Katherine demonstrates the meaning of the white wedding changed even while the form remained roughly the same. How did it change? I encourage you to read the book and find out (preferably before you get married, so you won’t be confused like I was). Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices