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The first National Women's Rights Convention, in Worcester, Massachusetts, was held in 1850: it signaled the emergent figure in popular culture referred to as the "New Woman." But the evolution of the "New Woman" meant complications for the role of and confusion for men. Using masculinity scholarship and feminist theories, we will explore how the male and female figure appeared in (previously) asymmetrical or imbalanced relationships, and constructions of family, race, and masculinity and femininity.



Professor Morra