Kristina Graves

Kristina Graves

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Kristina Graves is a graduate student in the doctoral program at Georgia State University. Her fields of study include 19th and 20th century United States, women and gender, and transnational social movements. Her research focuses on male support of the women’s suffrage in America. When she is not doing research or teaching classes, she can be found in her neighborhood coffee shop or at the local roller derby bouts.

Protest: Past & Present

Protesting the ERA

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Like many of my fellow Americans, I was glued to the television on election night. After months of the media and politicos enumerating the many reasons why Donald Trump would never win, I watched in shock as he became president-elect of the United States. The following morning, I learned that 42% of American women who… Read more →

Reviews

Clio Flicks: A Vote for Suffragette

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Full disclosure: I have been waiting for a decent film about the women’s suffrage movement for years. As a historian of women and gender, I am accustomed to disappointment when it comes to the portrayals of women on screen. Films about women’s struggles are few and far between. Even when the male-dominated industry does attempt… Read more →