LGBTQ+ Rights in Hungary
Photo by Sara Rampazzo on Unsplash Overview In 2021 many anti-LGBTQ+ bills started being rapidly passed in Hungary. The prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orban has been in office since 2010 and has repeatedly…
General Social Change
The Immediate Aftermath of September 11, 2001: A First Responder’s Perspective
Interview with Eric Weese, 9/11 Through First Responder Perspective, History 150 Spring 2024, Conducted by Alexis Weese, March 15, 2024. Overview On September 11, 2001, the United States saw the biggest attack on American soil…
How COVID-19 Affected how a Developer in Renewable Energies Carried Out Their Work
Overview of Social Change: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the job markets and workforce dynamics worldwide, including the renewable energy sector. I interviewed Karlis Povisils, Senior Vice President of Development for APEX Clean Energy,…
Irish, Catholic, and Democratic: Social Change and Work in the 1960s-1980s
Interview with Amy Brown, Narrative of Her Life – Teaching in the 60’s/Oldest out of eight siblings/Working on the electoral board, History 150 Spring 2024, Conducted by Marissa Prem, March 18,2024 Overview to Social Change…
42 Years of Teaching from Typing to Computers, Radford College in the 1950s, and Changes in Education
Overview of Interview Through Patricia Quick’s experiences, this interview offers a unique viewpoint on the evolution of technology and societal change across several decades in educational systems. She was a teacher for 42 years and…
An Interview on the Cultural Differences between the North and South of the United States
Interview with Elizabeth Jones, History 150 Spring 2023, conducted by Mason Jones, March 27, 2023. Overview After World War II, Black Americans began to fight more vociferously for their rights, leading to the birth of…
HIST 150: Narrative of Her Life – Great Depression/World War II/Civil Rights Movement/Moving around the US
Interview with Virginia Stroud, Narrative of Her Life – Great Depression/World War II/Civil Rights Movement/Moving around the US, History 150 Spring 2023, Conducted by Camryn Mowery, March 26, 2023. Biography Virginia Stroud, my great-grandmother, was…
The Red Terror: A Family’s Fight for Survival
Overview to Social Change Interview: The Ethiopian Red Terror was a period of political violence that occurred all over Ethiopia from 1977-78. The catalyst for such a period was the Derg Regime, a Marxist military…
A Mother’s Guide to: Being a Working Mom, Finding the Balance between Work and Home, and the Struggles Along the Way
Interview with Adrienne Adams, History 150 Spring 2023, Conducted by Maggie Moonis, March 18, 2023 Overview to Social Change Interview: Coming out of the 1950s, the idea of the working mother completely changed. Instead of…
Post WWII City Life in NY to the Suburbs in Long Island and Kansas, ca. 1950s
Interview with Michael Sullivan, History 150 Spring 2023, Conducted by Cassidy Wagner, March 15, 2023. Overview of Interview: The years after World War II marked a significant change for the ‘modern’ family. Many veterans were…